title: Necrosis of the ileum in a diabetic adolescent.
abstract: A 17-year-old boy with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus developed ketoacidosis and transitory shock. After resolution of his metabolic imbalance, he developed an acute abdomen prompting exploratory surgery. A section of necrotic ileum was found and resected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego Medical Center 92093-0609.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan-Cua
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Freidenberg
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis