Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus leading to fetal loss in a pregnant Chinese woman

Mei Yueh Lee; Kun-Der Lin; Yu-Hung Chang; Ming-Chia Hsieh; Pi-Jung Hsiao; Shyi-Jang Shin

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70045-0

Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus leading to fetal loss in a pregnant Chinese woman

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2010 Jun;26(6):316-20. doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70045-0.

Authors

Mei Yueh Lee¹, Kun-Der Lin, Yu-Hung Chang, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Pi-Jung Hsiao, Shyi-Jang Shin

Affiliation

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, San Ming Area, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

PMID: 20538236
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70045-0

Abstract

We describe a case of diabetic ketoacidosis that lead to fetal loss during week 33 of gestation in a woman who had normal glucose tolerance 11 days previously. We believe this represents a case of fulminant type 1 diabetes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / etiology
Female
Fetal Death / etiology*
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics*
Taiwan