diabetic ketoacidosis/fever

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common presentation of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) precipitated by various bacterial and viral infections. Dengue infection is no exception for this and can be a precipitating factor for

Dengue infection can cause a wide spectrum of presentations extending from simple self-limiting febrile illness to severe dengue, including dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Dengue associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening condition

Viral hemorrhagic fever is one of the most important emerging infectious diseases. Some viral hemorrhagic fevers include dengue, hantavirus, Ebola infection, and yellow fever. Dengue virus infection results in a wide spectrum of clinical diseases, including dengue hemorrhagic fever, characterized by

BACKGROUND The increasing global prevalence of both dengue and diabetes may warrant closer observation for glycemic control and adapted fluid management to diminish the risk for a severe clinical presentation of dengue. Dengue illness is rarely known to precipitate diabetic ketoacidosis among

Glucocorticoids are used as anti-inflammatory agents and are associated with many side effects including hyperglycemia, hypertension, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer, and so on. Hyperglycemia is a common side effect, but ketoacidosis is observed rarely. We present a girl who developed diabetic

A 16-year-old, previously healthy Thai girl presented with DHF grade III. Fifteen hours after the first episode of shock, she had received an excessive amount of crystalloid isotonic solution and 20 ml per kilograms of Dextran-40 however she still had persistently rapid pulse rate and high

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), characterized by recurrent attacks of inflammation in predominantly serosal and synovial membranes, is caused by MEFV gene mutations resulting in abnormal pyrin. Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome (PFMS), a kind of vasculitis requiring corticosteroid treatment,

A-13-year-old girl presented with diabetic ketoacidosis with convincing clinical signs of parotitis (fever, drooling of saliva, inability to swallow with development of bilateral parotid swelling) and pancreatitis (fever, abdominal pain and vomiting), along with high serum amylase and positive mumps

BACKGROUND While extremely uncommon, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and thyroid storm (TS) are endocrine emergencies that can coexist. We describe a case with a confounding clinical presentation that identifies these two emergencies within the setting of sepsis and influenza. METHODS A 69-year-old

A 21-year-old young man with no history of diabetes or thyroid disease presented to the emergency department with simultaneous thyroid storm and diabetic ketoacidosis. Notable findings on admission were a ventricular rate of 235 beats/min, tachypnoea, tremors, polydipsia and a lack of fever. Due to

Thyroid storm is a potentially lethal condition sometimes seen in cases of untreated thyrotoxicosis. Hypermetabolism, fever, and tachycardia are typical symptoms of the increased thyroid hormone activity. Thyroid storm is often triggered by infection, trauma or recent surgery and rarely by other

In this report, the authors describe a unique presentation of ventriculomegaly in the setting of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). A 15-year-old male, with a history of shunt placement for hydrocephalus and repair of a myelomeningocele, presented to the emergency room with DKA and was found to have

Background: Bacterial infections are frequent triggers for diabetic ketoacidosis. In this context, delayed antibiotic treatment is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Unnecessary administration of antimicrobial therapy might however, also negatively

In general, information on blood pressure changes in diabetic ketoacidosis in paediatric population is very scarce. Our aim was to report a case of severe DKA in an adolescent girl who unexpectedly had hypertension rather than hypotension.A 17-year-old girl presented in our Children's Emergency Unit