Tuberculous Meningitis Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis | Zendy

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Tuberculous Meningitis Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Author(s) -

Elmas Özlem Nalbantoğlu,

Ayşehan Akıncı,

Pelin Bilir

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1308-5735

pISSN - 1308-5727

DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.373

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , meningitis , tuberculous meningitis , diabetes mellitus , complication , cerebral edema , pediatrics , ketoacidosis , surgery , type 1 diabetes , anesthesia , endocrinology

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening acute complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Infections are the leading cause of DKA, but trauma, myocardial infarction, or surgery may also precipitate this condition. In patients with DKA, although cerebral edema is the most common cause of neurological symptoms, other possibilities such as meningitis or encephalitis should also be considered. Herein, we present the case of an 8-year-old girl with DKA and tuberculous meningitis.

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