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ea0035p351 | Diabetes (epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2014

A rare presentation of type 2 diabetes: diabetic ketoacidosis, acute pancreatitis, and hypertriglyceridaemia

Al-Saeed Abdulghani , Alobedallah Ahmad , Al-Hayek Ayman , Inam Sohail , Braham Rim , Al-Sabaan Fahad

Introduction: The triad of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute pancreatitis (AP), and hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) has been described mainly in T1DM with few cases in T2DM. We report the first case of this triad revealing T2DM.Case report: A 30-year-old male with strong family history of T2DM presented to the emergency with severe epigastric pain radiating to the back associated with abdominal swelling, vomiting and diarrhea. He also reported history of po...