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Diabetic ketoacidosis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and fulminant cerebral oedema in COVID-19 infection complicated by Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

We present an unusual case of a woman in her 30s who was admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in the setting of newly diagnosed but late COVID-19 infection with associated Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Her altered mental status, out of proportion with her metabolic decompensation, revealed a...

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Autores principales: Wallace, Lindsey A, Hocker, Sara E, Dubrock, Hilary, Bauer, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8981356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35379681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-248046
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Sumario:We present an unusual case of a woman in her 30s who was admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in the setting of newly diagnosed but late COVID-19 infection with associated Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Her altered mental status, out of proportion with her metabolic decompensation, revealed a superimposed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) with fulminant cerebral oedema and ultimately brain death. This unusual and fulminant case of cerebral oedema in the setting of COVID-19 infection with bacterial infection, DKA and CVST was the perfect storm with multiple interwoven factors. It offered diagnostic and treatment challenges with an unfortunate outcome. This unique case is a reminder that it is important to consider a broad neurological differential in patients with COVID-19 with unexplained neurological manifestations, which may require specific neurointensive care management.