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A Case Report: Fatal Mesenteric Microvascular Compromise Following Methamphetamine use and Insulin Overdose Treated

Meagan Kray1, Robert Miller2

  • 1University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

South Dakota Medicine : the Journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association
|July 18, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Insulin overdose complicated by methamphetamine use and octreotide treatment led to fatal mesenteric ischemia. This case underscores the need to consider drug interactions in managing severe hypoglycemia emergencies.

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