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Pneumomediastinum in Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Author(s) -
Watson J. P.,
Barnett A. H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1989.tb02109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumomediastinum , diabetic ketoacidosis , intensive care medicine , ketoacidosis , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , type 1 diabetes , surgery , complication , endocrinology
A 13‐year‐old girl was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis. She was found to have a pneumomediastinum. This resolved spontaneously on correction of the metabolic disturbance. The condition is generally benign.