Title of article
Severe allergic reaction to human insulin in the patient with diabetic ketoacidosis
Author/Authors
Oray, Nese Colak Dokuz Eylul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine - Balcova - Izmir, Turkey , Bayram, Basak Dokuz Eylul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine - Balcova - Izmir, Turkey , Altintas, Emel Adiyaman University - Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine - Adiyaman, Turkey , Sivrikaya, Semra Artvin State Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine - Artvin, Turkey , Savran, Yusuf Dokuz Eylul University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine - Balcova- Izmir, Turkey
Pages
2
From page
40
To page
41
Abstract
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute and major life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Fluid resuscitation, insulin therapy, and electrolyte replacement are essential for DKA treatment. Rarely, life threatening allergic reactions might develop in a patient treated with insulin. If anaphylaxis develops after insulin, the DKA treatment options are restricted. A limited number of case reports have been reported in patients with severe anaphylactic reactions to human insulin who were then treated with synthetic insulin analogues. We present a case of a 45-year-old male patient with allergic reactions to human insulin. The patient was successfully treated with insulin aspart and hemodialysis.
Keywords
Emergency treatment , Insulin aspart , Allergic reaction , Diabetic ketoacidosis , Regular insulin
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2581658
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