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15152111

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
A 22-year-old male developed a severe degree of metabolic acidosis (plasma pH 7.20, bicarbonate 8 mmol/l), with a large increase in the plasma anion gap (26 mEq/l). Ketoacidosis was suspected because of the odour of acetone on his breath and a positive qualitative test for acetone in plasma (to a 1:4 dilution). Later, his plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate concentration was found to be 4.5 mmol/l. After receiving an infusion of 1 l of half-isotonic saline and 1 l of 5% dextrose in water over 24 h, as well as curtailing his large oral intake of sweetened beverages, all blood tests became normal. Diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholic ketoacidosis, starvation ketosis and hypoglycaemic ketoacidosis were all ruled out, and his toxin screen was negative for salicylates. Finding another possible cause for ketoacidosis became the focus of this case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1460-2725
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
An unusual cause for ketoacidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Nephrology Unit and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports