title: Diabetic ketoacidosis revealing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: description of an adult case.
abstract: The discovery of an haemolytic anemia after a diabetic ketoacidosis led us to diagnose glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in a 38-year old male patient. After a favorable course, we reviewed the links between this genetically transmitted enzymatic defect and diabetes mellitus, a public health concern in La Réunion. This description is a rare case of G6PD deficiency revealed after diabetic ketoacidosis in an adult.
authors.affiliation: Service de Diabétologie-Endocrinologie, CH de Saint-Pierre de La Réunion, BP 350, 97448, Saint-Pierre Cedex, France. c.lp@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Pommelet
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Le Moullec
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zunic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male