Clinical Review
Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a Presentation of Hemochromatosis
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2010 August;27(8):23
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Sondra Vazirani, MD, MPH and Mehran J. Kashefi, DO
Dr. Vazirani is a hospitalist and Dr. Kashefi is an internist, both at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California. In addition, Dr. Vazirani is an associate clinical professor of medicine and Dr. Kashefi is a clinical instructor, both at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
When this patient presented with symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis, blood tests revealed elevated iron levels associated with a common genetic mutation.