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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy with COVID‐19: A case report and literature review

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submitted on 2023-03-15, 08:02 and posted on 2023-03-16, 06:21 authored by Sameena Wazir, Saheed Shittu, Khaled Dukhan, Maram Sharief, Stephen Beer, Waseem Malik, Lolwa Alansari

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of diabetes and is considered a medical emergency. Euglycemic DKA (EKDA) is a variant of DKA with a normal or minimally elevated glucose level <200 mg/dl. The condition can be difficult to diagnose due to the relatively normal glucose levels. Pregnancy, infection, and a low-calorie intake are some of the contributing common etiologies of EDKA. Despite a rapid increase in scientific publications on COVID-19, there are still knowledge gaps regarding the course of COVID-19 in some patient subset. This is especially the case for pregnant women. In this case report, we discuss the course of COVID-19 infection in a pregnant woman with gestational diabetes who developed severe euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis triggered by various precipitating factors, including starvation, caused by COVID-19 infection and its gastrointestinal effects. 

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Published in: Clinical Case Reports
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5680

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Language

  • English

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Year

  • 2022

Institution affiliated with

  • Hamad Medical Corporation

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