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Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to dento-alveolar infection
A Chandu1, R J Macisaac, A C H Smith
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin, Victoria, Australia.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|April 9, 2002
Abstract:
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a medical emergency with a potentially fatal outcome if not recognized and treated appropriately. Infective processes are a common precipitant of DKA. We report two cases of dentoalveolar infections in patients with type I diabetes mellitus who presented with DKA. The management of such cases requires both specialist surgical and medical intervention.