A hidden face of migration: Diabetic ketoacidosis in a severely malnourished refugee

Suzanne Sap; Yanelle Wandji Nzebia; Viola Dohvoma Andin; Paule Yvette Hagbe; Ritha Mbono; Irene Fotang Tangmoh; Paul Olivier Koki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2508

Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2019)

A hidden face of migration: Diabetic ketoacidosis in a severely malnourished refugee

Suzanne Sap,
Yanelle Wandji Nzebia,
Viola Dohvoma Andin,
Paule Yvette Hagbe,
Ritha Mbono,
Irene Fotang Tangmoh,
Paul Olivier Koki

Affiliations

Suzanne Sap: Department of pediatric endocrinology, Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon
Yanelle Wandji Nzebia: Department of pediatric endocrinology, Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon
Viola Dohvoma Andin: Department of ophthalmology Yaounde central hospital Yaounde Cameroon
Paule Yvette Hagbe: Department of pediatric endocrinology, Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon
Ritha Mbono: Department of pediatric endocrinology, Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon
Irene Fotang Tangmoh: Department of pediatric endocrinology, Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon
Paul Olivier Koki: Pediatric Department Mother and Child Center of Yaounde Yaounde Cameroon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2508
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 12
pp. 2425 – 2428

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Abstract Besides violence, the risk of under nutrition and infection, migrant children with noncommunicable chronic diseases face serious challenges in the management of their conditions. Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a severely malnourished patient includes careful hydration, therapeutic feeding, and monitoring.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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