Title of article :
Hemochromatosis Presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Rare Case Report
Author/Authors :
Jain, Deepak Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences) - Department of Medicine, India , Katyal, VK Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences) - Department of Medicine, India , Mittal, Ashima Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences) - Department of Medicine, India , Jain, Promil Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (Pt.BD Sharma University of Health Sciences) - Department of Medicine, India
Abstract :
Hemochromatosis, although increasingly recognized by clinicians, is still underdiagnosed because it is often considered a rare disorder. The fully established disease consists of cirrhosis, diabetes, and skin pigmentation (bronze diabetes). Diabetes can occur as a result of direct islet cell damage due to iron infiltration. Presentation with diabetic ketoacidosis is rare, and only few cases have been reported. This case report is of a patient with hemochromatosis presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Keywords :
Hemochromatosis , diabetic ketoacidosis , hypogonadism , cirrhosis , phlebotomy
Journal title :
Erciyes Medical Journal
Journal title :
Erciyes Medical Journal
