Diabetic ketoacidosis revealing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: description of an adult case.
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.
Le Pommelet
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Service de Diabétologie-Endocrinologie, CH de Saint-Pierre de La Réunion, BP 350, 97448, Saint-Pierre Cedex, France. c.lp@hotmail.fr
Le Moullec
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Zunic
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D000328:Adult; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male