Open AccessReversible global hypoperfusion in an adult patient with a mixed diabetic ketoacidosis/hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma: A case report
Author(s) -
Petroulia Valentina Dafni,
Kurmann Christoph,
Haenggi Matthias,
Wagner Franca,
Hakim Arsany
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5576
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , perfusion , diabetes mellitus , complication , coma (optics) , ketoacidosis , cerebral hypoperfusion , differential diagnosis , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , pediatrics , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , pathology , physics , optics
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus. We report a case of global hypoperfusion in an elderly patient on CT, with complete resolution shown on early MRI follow‐up. Metabolic causes have always to be included in the differential diagnosis of diffuse hypoperfusion in the appropriate clinical setting.