a rare and lethal complication: cerebral edema in the adult patient with diabetic ketoacidosis
;Christopher W. Meaden;Beth J. Kushner;Stacey Barnes
Ecology letters2018Vol. 2018pp. -
205
meaden2018casea
Abstract
Commonly seen in the emergency department, diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially lethal sequela of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. In the adult population, a rare complication of diabetic ketoacidosis is cerebral edema. This case report discusses a 26-year-old male with new onset diabetes mellitus who developed cerebral edema leading to death.