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Clin Case Rep. 2015 Dec 09;4(2):147-50. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.472. eCollection 2016 Feb.

A seven weeks old baby with diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report.

Clinical case reports

Francis Fredrick, Hendry Sawe, Kandi Muze, Deogratius Mally, Edna Majaliwa

Affiliations

  1. Department of Paediatrics Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Dar es Salaam Tanzania; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health School of Medicine Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
  2. Department of Emergency Medicine Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam Tanzania; Department of Emergency Medicine School of Medicine Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
  3. Department of Paediatrics Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
  4. Department of Emergency Medicine Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

PMID: 26862411 PMCID: PMC4736534 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.472

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is rare during infancy, however, it should be suspected in infants presenting with features consistent with sepsis and hyperglycemia. This is crucial in initiating the treatment of diabetes ketoacidosis which if delayed may result in significant morbidity and death.

Keywords: Neonatal diabetes mellitus; Tanzania; diabetic ketoacidosis

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