| Literature DB >> 35698468 |
Daniel A Fernandez Felix1,2, Gloriana Madrigal Loria1,2, Sapna Sharma1,2, Shorabh Sharma1,2, Carlos E Arias Morales1,2.
Abstract
Empagliflozin-induced euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening metabolic complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by metabolic acidosis, ketonemia, and relatively normal serum glucose levels. We present a rare case of empagliflozin-induced diabetic ketoacidosis obscured by alkalosis. This case report aims to create awareness among clinicians about this entity and consider this diagnosis in their differential, especially in patients taking sodium-glucose co-transporter (SGLT-2) inhibitors who present to the hospital with unspecific symptoms that may not suggest DKA.Entities:
Keywords: alkalosis; diabetic keto-alkalosis; diabetic ketoacidosis (dka); euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis; sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (sglt2i)
Year: 2022 PMID: 35698468 PMCID: PMC9186101 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25818
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184