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Ketoacidosis Secondary to Dento-Alveolar Infection in a Diabetic Pediatric Patient

Sahar Kadri
University of Monastir, Tunisia
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Dorsaf Touil
University of Monastir, Tunisia
Yosri Abdmouleh
University of Monastir, Tunisia
Latifa Hammouda
University of Monastir, Tunisia
Fatma Hannachi
University of Monastir, Tunisia
Lamia Oualha
University of Monastir, Tunisia
Nabiha Douki
University of Monastir, Tunisia
DOI icon 10.24018/ejdent.2021.2.6.120

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Submitted 2021-11-11
Published 2021-12-08

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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common complication of type I and occasionally type II diabetes mellitus. Patients with DKA require intensive multidisciplinary care involving dental surgeons and endocrine physicians in a hospital setting. The association between diabetes mellitus and oral infections is very common and infection is a well-recognized trigger of DKA. Yet very few cases of DKA secondary to dental infections have been reported in the literature. We, herein, report an interesting case of a pediatric patient presenting with ketoacidosis secondary to acute cervical adenophlegmon of dental origin.

Keywords: Decompensation, Dentistry, Diabetes type I, Infection, Ketoacidosis, Lymphadenitis

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