A seven weeks old baby with diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report

Autor: Edna Majaliwa, Hendry R. Sawe, Deogratius Mally, Francis Fredrick, Kandi Catherine Muze
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.472
Popis: Key clinical message Diabetes mellitus is rare during infancy, however, it should be suspected in infants presenting with features consistent with sepsis and hyperglycemia. This is crucial in initiating the treatment of diabetes ketoacidosis which if delayed may result in significant morbidity and death.
Databáze: OpenAIRE