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Hindi Endocrinology & Diabetes ResearchISSN: 2470-7570
Theodora Dimitriou Author
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Affiliation
COVID-19, SARS-COV-2, Ketoacidosis
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Stavrou Niarchou Av, Greece
Biography
Theodora Dimitriou Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Stavrou Niarchou Av, Greece. His publications include: 1.Zheng, Z., et al., Risk factors of critical & mortal COVID-19 cases: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. J Infect, 2020. 81(2): p. e16-e25. 2.Jordan, R.E., P. Adab, and K.K. Cheng, Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death. Bmj, 2020. 368: p. m1198. 3.Wei, Y., et al., Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis of different severity. Medicine (Baltimore), 2020. 99(45): p. e22838.
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Case Report Open Access
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with SARS-COV-2 Infection, a Stress Induced Complication or a Coronavirus Related Complication?
Author(s): Sempastian Filippas-Ntekouan, Angelos Liontos, Fotios Barkas, Theodora Maniatopoulou, Revekka Konstantopoulou, Theodora Dimitriou, Georgia Manthou and Haralampos Milionis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have affected millions of persons around the globe since first described in December 2019. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory tract infection and in severe cases may lead to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and death. Diabetes mellitus comprises a serious comorbidity that has been associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes. In these patients, COVID-19 has been associated with increased risk of ketosis and ketoacidosis which is a life-threatening complication. Herein, we describe a case of a SARS-CoV-2 positive patient presenting with symptomatic euglycemic ketoacidosis soon after the initiation of a Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor. Clinicians should be ... view more»
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