Thrombotic microangiopathic syndrome: A novel complication of diabetic ketoacidosis
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Thrombotic microangiopathic syndrome: a novel complication of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Thrombotic microangiopathic syndrome secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis is an under reported entity in children. We describe 2 girls who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and thrombocytopenia associated multi organ failure (TAMOF) in new onset diabetes. Both patients presented with classical findings of DKA and were intubated due to low GCS, admitted in PICU and managed accord...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Pediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-6061,0974-7559
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0175-0