ea0029p1536 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012
Usui S.
, Sue M.
, Yoshihara A.
, Oka R.
, Ishikawa M.
, Hiroi N.
, Kuboki K.
, Yoshino G.
Although diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is recognized one of complications of acromegaly, it is very rare as only five cases are reported as a primary manifestation.A 43-year-old Japanese woman, who had never pointed out impaired glucose tolerance, had emergency admitted by DKA. Her plasma glucose was 440 mg/dl, HbA1c 15.7%, urinary keton body (3+), BGA pH7.257, then she was cured by rehydration of saline and continues intravenous insulin injection. She was...