Management Difficulties in the Coexistence of Covid-19 Infection and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Case Report; Two Children with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes)

Fatma Özgüç Çömlek, Gülsüm SönmezAnnals of African Medicine 2023 22(3):388-391
Two 8-year-old girls were admitted to the emergency department with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) approximately 10 days apart. The patients with resistant severe acidosis and high infection parameters were diagnosed with COVID-19 by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test. Accompanying pneumonia was observed in one of the patients. Here, we aimed to discuss the difficulties in the management of patients with a new diagnosis of DKA with COVID-19 infection. In addition, we wanted to emphasize that COVID-19 infection may be effective in the development of diabetes in patients with a genetic predisposition.

Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 4, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Fatma Ö zg ü ç Ç ö mlek G ü ls ü m S ö nmez Source Type: research