Endocrinology Research and Practice
Case Report

An Adult Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Presenting with Cerebral Edema - Case Report

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Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endecrinology and Metabolism, Izmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Division of Radiology, İzmir, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2009; 13: 16-18
Read: 2329 Downloads: 674 Published: 01 March 2009

Abstract
Cerebral edema is a life-threatening complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) which may predominantly develop in pediatric cases during the management of DKA.. Symptomatic cerebral edema in children is rarely detected at admission, before initiation of the treatment. Cerebral edema associated with DKA is extremely rare in adults. Here, we report an adult patient with DKA who presented with symptomatic cerebral edema. 

 

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