Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Coma Revealing Type 1 Diabetes
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is one of two life threatening acute metabolic complications occurring in diabetic patients. It is more commonly seen in the elderly disabled patients with type 2 diabetes and it’s often due to infection or an underlying disease, its occurrence in young diabetic type 1 is extremely rare. We report the case of a 17 years old patient admitted for disorders of consciousness whose clinical and biological investigations concluded to a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic coma.
Authors and Affiliations
ZAHER Fatima Zahra, RAFI Sana, ELMGHARI Ghizlane, ELANSARI Nawal
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