| Literature DB >> 29706815 |
Vignesh Ramachandran1, Diana M Vila2, John M Cochran2, Andrew C Caruso2,3, Rajeev Balchandani2,3.
Abstract
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes mellitus that may result in hypertriglyceridemia. Rarely, the resulting hypertriglyceridemia may precipitate acute pancreatitis. We report a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis and postulate that this unusual presentation is due to the patient being prone to ketosis.Entities:
Keywords: Diabetes; hypertriglyceridemia; ketoacidosis; ketosis-prone; pancreatitis
Year: 2018 PMID: 29706815 PMCID: PMC5914478 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1435123
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) ISSN: 0899-8280