Severe diabetic ketoacidosis complicated with severe dyslipidemia, cerebral edema and acute kidney injury in a pediatric girl with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case study

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening acute metabolic complication occurring in patients with type 1 diabetes, due to an insulin deficiency. Moderate hypertriglyceridemia commonly observed DKA but severe triglyceride level exceeding 10 g/l very rarely reported. Acute kidney injury (AKI) serious condition which still carries mortality of around 50%. Cerebral edema devastating leading cause diabetes-related death the pediatric population. Newly diagnosed younger age, first episode DKA, severity at presentation, and administration bicarbonate are predictive cerebral DKA. We present case 8-year-old girl who presented whose clinical course was complicated by renal failure, dyslipidemia edema.