Author/Authors :
Soliman, Ashraf Department of Pediatrics - Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar , Al-Amri, Mohamed Department of Pediatrics - Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar , Ellithy, Khaled Department of Pediatrics - Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar , Alaaraj, Nada Department of Pediatrics - Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar , Hamed, Noor Department of Pediatrics - Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar , Sanctis, Vincenzo De Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic - Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Abstract :
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is rare in infants and toddlers and is usually associated with a relatively high mortality when complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). In infants, the classical symp-toms of DKA are atypical and therefore many infants with DKA are mistreated for infections. We report a case of DKA precipitated by COVID-19 in an 8-month-old infant with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. This case is reported in view of its rarity and originality. The relation between T1DM and COVID19 infec-tion is discussed. (www.actabiomedica.it)
Keywords :
diabetic ketoacidosis , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19 , atypical symptoms , ACE 2
