Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review

Acute pancreatitis has been associated with a multitude of complications including pancreatic necrosis, pseudocysts, abscesses, acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and hyperglycemia. To date, only rare case reports have demonstrated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA...

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Main Authors: Steven Imburgio, Apurva Vedire, Harshavardhan Sanekommu, Anmol Johal, Sobaan Taj, Christopher Lesniak, Arman Mushtaq
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9122669
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author Steven Imburgio
Apurva Vedire
Harshavardhan Sanekommu
Anmol Johal
Sobaan Taj
Christopher Lesniak
Arman Mushtaq
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description Acute pancreatitis has been associated with a multitude of complications including pancreatic necrosis, pseudocysts, abscesses, acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and hyperglycemia. To date, only rare case reports have demonstrated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as a rare sequela of acute pancreatitis. We report a case of a 34-year-old female with no prior history of diabetes who was subsequently diagnosed with DKA after presenting with severe acute pancreatitis. This case serves as a framework to not only highlight DKA as a rare complication of acute pancreatitis but also to explore the potential pathophysiology that underlies this phenomenon including stress hyperglycemia and post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus.
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spelling doaj-art-7ccabd705a8340638ced51cedb2db04e2025-02-03T05:48:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-651X2023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9122669Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based ReviewSteven Imburgio0Apurva Vedire1Harshavardhan Sanekommu2Anmol Johal3Sobaan Taj4Christopher Lesniak5Arman Mushtaq6Jersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterJersey Shore University Medical CenterAcute pancreatitis has been associated with a multitude of complications including pancreatic necrosis, pseudocysts, abscesses, acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and hyperglycemia. To date, only rare case reports have demonstrated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as a rare sequela of acute pancreatitis. We report a case of a 34-year-old female with no prior history of diabetes who was subsequently diagnosed with DKA after presenting with severe acute pancreatitis. This case serves as a framework to not only highlight DKA as a rare complication of acute pancreatitis but also to explore the potential pathophysiology that underlies this phenomenon including stress hyperglycemia and post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9122669
spellingShingle Steven Imburgio
Apurva Vedire
Harshavardhan Sanekommu
Anmol Johal
Sobaan Taj
Christopher Lesniak
Arman Mushtaq
Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
Case Reports in Endocrinology
title Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
title_full Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
title_fullStr Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
title_full_unstemmed Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
title_short Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review
title_sort acute pancreatitis as an unusual culprit of diabetic ketoacidosis in a nondiabetic a case based review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9122669
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