Ketoacidosis due to a Low-carbohydrate Diet in an Elderly Woman with Dementia and Abnormal Eating Behavior

Strict restriction of carbohydrates can induce symptomatic ketoacidosis. We herein report a 76-year-old demented woman who developed ketoacidosis after 1 month of abnormal eating behavior involving selectively eating hamburger steak (estimated carbohydrate =12.7 g/day). Laboratory tests showed high-...

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Autores principales: Iwata, Hitoshi, Tsuzuki, Seiichiro, Iwata, Mitsunaga, Terasawa, Teruhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28883241
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.8689-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28883241
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.8689-16

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