| Literature DB >> 18592261 |
Nikolaos Burbos1, Alice M Shiner, Edward Morris.
Abstract
Ketoacidosis is most often due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Similar metabolic changes can occur with poor dietary intake of carbohydrates or prolonged fasting. Metabolic acidosis due to prolonged fasting is rarely described in the literature. We report a case of severe metabolic acidosis as a result of prolonged fasting in pregnancy.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18592261 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0715-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Gynecol Obstet ISSN: 0932-0067 Impact factor: 2.344