title: Severe metabolic acidosis as a consequence of acute starvation in pregnancy.
abstract: Ketoacidosis is most often due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Similar metabolic changes can occur with poor dietary intake of carbohydrates or prolonged fasting. Metabolic acidosis due to prolonged fasting is rarely described in the literature. We report a case of severe metabolic acidosis as a result of prolonged fasting in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK. nikosburbos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burbos
authors.forename: Alice M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shiner
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D013217:Starvation / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose