Diabetic ketoacidosis with severe hypokalemia and persistent hypernatremia in an adolescent girl with COVID‐19 infection
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Viswanath, Vidya
Khetriwal, Babita
Pradhan, Swati
Williams, Rachel M.
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Abstract: We report a case of new‐onset type 1 diabetes in a girl presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis, complicated by profound hypokalemia and hypernatremia. We describe the clinical course, management challenges, and the potential role of the concomitant COVID‐19 infection in the complexity of this case.
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CASE REPORT, CASE REPORTS, COVID‐19, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypernatremia, hypokalemia
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Clinical Case Reports
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2050-0904
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10
