Rafique Shemitha, Ahmed Fahad W
Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, Brighton, GBR.
Diabetes and Endocrinology, Brighton and Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, GBR.
Cureus. 2020 Jul 2;12(7):e8965. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8965.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the risk factors associated with severe illness in COVID-19 leading to increased hospital admissions and mortality. COVID-19 can precipitate hyperglycemic emergencies like diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) in patients with DM. We present a case of a patient with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital with combined DKA and HHS. The case highlights the challenge of managing patients with DM suffering from COVID-19.
2019年新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)引起。糖尿病(DM)是与COVID-19重症相关的危险因素之一,会导致住院人数和死亡率增加。COVID-19可促使糖尿病患者发生糖尿病酮症酸中毒(DKA)和高渗高血糖状态(HHS)等高血糖急症。我们报告一例因合并DKA和HHS入院的COVID-19患者。该病例凸显了管理患有COVID-19的糖尿病患者所面临的挑战。