A Remarkable Elevation in the Procalcitonin Levels Due to Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Hemodialysis Patient

Procalcitonin (PCT), a marker of the inflammatory response during infections, can be elevated by diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). A male patient in his 50s with diabetic nephropathy on hemodialysis presented with vomiting and a reduced level of consciousness and was diagnosed with DKA. His PCT level was...

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Autores principales: Fukunaga, Shohei, Hoshino, Yuki, Sonoda, Hirotaka, Kawanishi, Miharu, Yamauchi, Asuka, Kato, Shiho, Yoshikane, Kaori, Shiina, Hiroaki, Tanabe, Kazuaki, Ito, Takafumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8112968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33229806
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5841-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8112968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33229806
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5841-20

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