A Rare and Lethal Complication: Cerebral Edema in the Adult Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Autor: Christopher W. Meaden, Beth J. Kushner, Stacey Barnes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-648X
2090-6498
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5043752
Popis: Commonly seen in the emergency department, diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially lethal sequela of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. In the adult population, a rare complication of diabetic ketoacidosis is cerebral edema. This case report discusses a 26-year-old male with new onset diabetes mellitus who developed cerebral edema leading to death.
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