Diabetic ketoacidosis during gestational diabetes. A case report

Miguel E Pinto; Jaime E Villena

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.014

Diabetic ketoacidosis during gestational diabetes. A case report

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Aug;93(2):e92-e94. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.014. Epub 2011 May 31.

Authors

Miguel E Pinto¹, Jaime E Villena²

Affiliations

¹ Endocrine Service, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru; Faculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: miguelpinto72@yahoo.com.
² Endocrine Service, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru; Faculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru.

PMID: 21632139
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.014

Abstract

Diabetic ketoacidosis is an infrequent complication of gestational diabetes but results in fetal loss. It usually occurs in the later stages of pregnancy. We report two young pregnant women who were admitted because of newly diagnosed diabetes with ketoacidosis. One patient presented with intrauterine fetal demise.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetes, Gestational*
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / etiology*
Female
Fetal Death / etiology
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Young Adult