Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: To present a rare case of diabetic ketoacidosis due to thyrotoxicosis and massive pulmonary embolism.Case presentation: A 40-year-old man from Cameroun, with history of type 2 diabetes treated with gliclazide and metformin, presented with vomiting and abdominal pain. His vital signs were: blood pressure 140/80 mmHg, heart rate 184 beats per minute and temperature 38.2 °C. On admission, laboratory investigation revealed hyperglycemia, hypero...