Ketoacidosis Related to Infections Induced by Bee Sting: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mansur Kürşat Erkuran,
Arif Duran,
Tarık Ocak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archives of case reports in clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-5173
DOI - 10.19104/crcm.2016.116
Subject(s) - sting , insect bites , medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , forensic engineering , dermatology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes, and its mortality increasing with age is about 5 %. Infectious diseases are the most prevalent causes of diabetic ketoacidosis. Indeed, infections related to bee sting are unusual. However, even if it’s not frequent, cases with infection have been reported. In this report, we aimed to present a diabetic ketoacidosis case associated with bee sting in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
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