title: Recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis: a rare presenting manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: We report a rare case of primary hyperparathyroidism in a young female who presented with recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis. The patient had suffered an episode of acute pancreatitis in the past. On evaluation patient was found to have primary hyperparathyroidism and after removal of left inferior parathyroid adenoma her insulin requirement decreased by twelve units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology & Medicine Unit VI, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology & Medicine Unit VI, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ashima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology & Medicine Unit VI, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Jasminder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology & Medicine Unit VI, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Shaweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vohra
keywords: acute pancreatitis; diabetic ketoacidosis; primary hyperparathyroidism