Imaging presentation of complicated diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report.
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a fairly uncommon complication of diabetic ketoacidosis. Knowledge of the clinical and radiographic manifestation is important for the proper management of patients since the disease usually follows a benign evolution. We report a case of a 20-year-old soldier who presented with a pneumomediastinum that was initially falsely attributed to a motor vehicular crash.
San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA. eddie.escobar@us.army.mil
Eduardo
E
Escobar
Philip S
PS
Mullenix
Jason E
JE
Sapp
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003287:Contrast Media; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
D003287:Contrast Media