Hypoglycaemia and septicaemia.
A patient with severe hypoglycaemia complicating staphylococcal septicaemia is reported. No recognized cause of hypoglycaemia was detected during life or at autopsy. This case adds to the existing evidence that through several possible mechanisms septicaemia can give life-threatening hypoglycaemia.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*