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Chetoacidosi secondaria a tireotossicosi in ragazza con diabete tipo 1 e celiachia
Type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease with secondary ketoacidosis triggered by thyrotoxicosis: a case report
Vanna Graziani1, Andrea Zucchini2, Tosca Suprani3, Francesca Curṛ1, Lorenzo Mambelli1, Federico Marchetti1
1UOC di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale di Ravenna; 2Ospedale di Faenza; 3UOC di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale di Cesena, AUSL della Romagna
Marzo 2016 - pagg. 191 -194
Abstract
The paper describes the case of a teenager affected by
type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease who presented secondary
ketoacidosis (DKA) triggered by thyrotoxicosis. She was
successfully treated with beta-blocker and methimazole, in addition
to intravenous insulin therapy. The association of thyrotoxicosis
and DKA is uncommon but anecdotal cases are reported in
literature. Through different mechanisms hyperthyroidism may
cause decreased levels of insulin and increased glycogenolysis,
ketogenesis, dehydration, and insulin resistance. The possibility
of DKA triggered by thyrotoxicosis should be kept in mind in female
patient or in the presence of symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
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