Diabetic ketoacidosis with severe hypokalemia and persistent hypernatremia in an adolescent girl with COVID‐19 infection. Issue 2 (6th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Badawy, Mohammed Kamal; Viswanath, Vidya; Khetriwal, Babita; Pradhan, Swati; Williams, Rachel M.; Pathan, Nazima; Marcovecchio, Maria Loredana
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 10:Issue 2(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-02-06
• Subjects: COVID‐19 -- diabetic ketoacidosis -- hypernatremia -- hypokalemia; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: We report a case of new‐onset type 1 diabetes in a girl presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis, complicated by profound hypokalemia and hypernatremia. We describe the clinical course, management challenges, and the potential role of the concomitant COVID‐19 infection in the complexity of this case. Abstract : COVID‐19 infection may have changed the presentation and severity of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children with type 1 diabetes. Significant electrolyte abnormalities are rare at DKA presentation but can lead to additional challenges to management.