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Euthyroid sick syndrome in children with diabetic ketoacidosis

OBJECTIVES: To investigate characteristics of euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). METHODS: This retrospective study was carried out between May 2010 and April 2013 at the Pediatric Department of Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, Chin...

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Autores principales: Hu, Yan-Yan, Li, Gui-Mei, Wang, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25719594
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.2.10304
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To investigate characteristics of euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). METHODS: This retrospective study was carried out between May 2010 and April 2013 at the Pediatric Department of Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China. Diabetic ketoacidosis children were divided into 2 groups: euthyroidism (group one, n=30) and ESS (group 2, n=40). C-peptide, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), bicarbonate, anion gap (AG), free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyrotropin (TSH) levels were measured before and after 7 days of insulin treatment. Daily blood glucose (BG) profiles were recorded. RESULTS: Glycosylated hemoglobin, AG, the mean daily BG, and fasting blood glucose levels were higher, and bicarbonate, FT3, FT4, and TSH levels were lower in group 2 than in group one (all p<0.05). Free triiodothyronine (r=-0.593, p<0.001) and FT4 (r=-0.402, p=0.001) were negatively correlated with HbA1c. Free triiodothyronine (r=-0.438, p<0.001) and FT4 (r=-0.505, p<0.001) were negatively correlated with AG, and FT3 (r=0.503, p<0.001) and FT4 (r=0.448, p<0.001) were positively correlated with bicarbonate. CONCLUSION: Diabetic ketoacidosis children with ESS have poor diabetic control. Free thyroid hormones are associated with the severity of DKA.