title: Tuberculous meningitis associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
abstract: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening acute complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Infections are the leading cause of DKA, but trauma, myocardial infarction, or surgery may also precipitate this condition. In patients with DKA, although cerebral edema is the most common cause of neurological symptoms, other possibilities such as meningitis or encephalitis should also be considered. Herein, we present the case of an 8-year-old girl with DKA and tuberculous meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Malatya, Turkey. aakinci@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Özlem Nalbantoğlu
authors.initials: ÖN
authors.lastname: Elmas
authors.forename: Ayşehan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akıncı
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bilir
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D008353:Mannitol; D003907:Dexamethasone