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Non‐Fatal Ketoacidosis in a 94‐Year‐Old Diabetic Patient
Author(s) -
CAMPBELL IAN W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1974.tb04817.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , ketoacidosis , cellulitis , diabetes mellitus , decompensation , pediatrics , cardiac decompensation , insulin , bronchopneumonia , surgery , heart failure , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes
A 94‐year‐old insulin‐dependent diabetic female was successfully treated for ketoacidosis precipitated by streptococcal cellulitis, cardiac failure and bronchopneumonia. This patient appears to be the oldest to have survived an episode of ketoacidosis. In elderly patients with severe diabetic metabolic decompensation, multiple precipitating factors are common. Reversible causes, especially infection, must be actively treated.