An adult case of diabetic ketoacidosis presenting with cerebral edema

AKINCI B., ÇÖMLEKÇİ A., Yener S., MEN S.

Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.16-17, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.16-17
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerebral edema, Diabetes complications
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.