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9536592

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
A 22-year-old Chinese woman presented with typical features of diabetic ketoacidosis. There was a family history of diabetes but she was not obese. Plasma glucose and bicarbonate levels were 27.0 mmol/l and 5 mmol/l, respectively. Significant insulin resistance was noticed: she needed up to 15 units of insulin per hour. She required up to 120 units daily for her diabetic control even after her acidosis had subsided. She was then noticed to have the clinical features of acromegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed, and a cranial CT scan confirmed the presence of a pituitary macroadenoma. She underwent uneventful trans-sphenoidal resection of the tumour and her insulin requirement gradually lessened. Acromegaly should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained insulin resistance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1368-5031
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
476-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Acromegaly in a woman presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and insulin resistance.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports