Elevated Procalcitonin Levels in a Patient With Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Absence of Infection

Bacterial infections are one of the major precipitating factors in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Procalcitonin (PCT) is highly specific in identifying bacteria sepsis, but PCT may be elevated in patients who do not have sepsis. Here, we report a 25-year-old patient admitted to the ICU for DKA. Initia...

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Autores principales: Mohammed, Basheer, Dweik, Anass, Al-Jobory, Ola, Mcmaster, Kelly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35592203
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24154

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35592203
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24154

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