Acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy in an adolescent with new onset type-I diabetes mellitus presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis

• Main Authors: Pradeep Sharma (Author), Nikhil Vinayak (Author), Rajesh Aggarwal (Author), Blessy Sehgal (Author), Pawan Verma (Author), Bodigadda Vikram Simha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute renal failure in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complex pathophysiological state. Very few reports describe this condition and little is known regarding its optimum management. We report a case of acute renal failure in severe DKA in an adolescent boy. Early renal replacement the...