title: Diabetic ketoacidosis during gestational diabetes. A case report.
abstract: Diabetic ketoacidosis is an infrequent complication of gestational diabetes but results in fetal loss. It usually occurs in the later stages of pregnancy. We report two young pregnant women who were admitted because of newly diagnosed diabetes with ketoacidosis. One patient presented with intrauterine fetal demise.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Service, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru; Faculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: miguelpinto72@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Miguel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Service, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru; Faculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Jaime E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Villena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D055815:Young Adult