Diabetic ketoacidosis with severe hypokalemia and persistent hypernatremia in an adolescent girl with COVID-19 infection.

Mohammed Kamal BadawyVidya ViswanathBabita KhetriwalSwati PradhanRachel M WilliamsNazima PathanMaria Loredana Marcovecchio

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

We report a case of new-onset type 1 diabetes in a girl presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis, complicated by profound hypokalemia and hypernatremia. We describe the clinical course, management challenges, and the potential role of the concomitant COVID-19 infection in the complexity of this case.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
early onset
young adults
glycemic control
mental health
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
drug induced
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment