Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First Presentation of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adult

A 54-year-old white female with hypothyroidism presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. She was found to have diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and admitted to our hospital for treatment. Laboratory workup revealed positive antiglutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies and subsequently...

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Main Authors: Omar Nadhem, Essam Nakhla, Roger D. Smalligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/821397