Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus leading to fetal loss in a pregnant Chinese woman.
We describe a case of diabetic ketoacidosis that lead to fetal loss during week 33 of gestation in a woman who had normal glucose tolerance 11 days previously. We believe this represents a case of fulminant type 1 diabetes.
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, San Ming Area, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Mei Yueh
MY
Lee
Kun-Der
KD
Lin
Yu-Hung
YH
Chang
Ming-Chia
MC
Hsieh
Pi-Jung
PJ
Hsiao
Shyi-Jang
SJ
Shin
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D013624:Taiwan