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Diabetic Ketoacidosis as an Initial Sign of Acromegaly: A Case Report
1Department of Endocrinology, Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
2Department of Internal Medicine, Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
Lokman Hekim Health Sciences 2022; 2(2): 82-84 DOI: 10.14744/lhhs.2022.10003
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Abstract

Acromegaly is a chronic disease leading to a multisystem and metabolic disease characterized by growth hormone (GH) hypersecretion resulting from adenoma of hypophysis. Acromegaly patients usually have insulin resistance and elevated plasma glucose levels due to increased GH action. But in the literature, diabetic ketoacidosis as a complication of acromegaly is rarely reported. The presented case report about a patient who had acromegaly and diabetic ketoacidosis emphasizes the importance of evaluating every single patient with secondary hyperglycemia resulting from other metabolic diseases.


Akromegalinin İlk Bulgusu Olarak Diabetik Ketoasidoz: Bir Olgu Sunumu
1Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Endokrinoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara Hastanesi, Ankara
2Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ankara Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
Lokman Hekim Health Sciences 2022; 2(2): 82-84 DOI: 10.14744/lhhs.2022.10003