High-anion gap hyperchloremic acidosis mimicking diabetic ketoacidosis on initial presentation – Case report

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) often becomes the primary focus and in turn masks a similar serious condition like hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Case report: A 20 years old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department (ED) with signs and symptoms correspo...

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Main Authors: Esmail Sangey, Kishan Chudasama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X19301508