Case Report
Hemochromatosis Presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Rare Case Report
1Department of Medicine, Pt.B D Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
J Clin Pract Res 2016; 38(2): 81-83 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2016.150026
Abstract
Hemochromatosis, although increasingly recognized by clinicians, is still underdiagnosed because it is often considered a rare disorder. The fully established disease consists of cirrhosis, diabetes, and skin pigmentation (bronze diabetes). Diabetes can occur as a result of direct islet cell damage due to iron infiltration. Presentation with diabetic ketoacidosis is rare, and only few cases have been reported. This case report is of a patient with hemochromatosis presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Keywords: Hemochromatosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypogonadism, cirrhosis, phlebotomy