Type 1 diabetes in DKA with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and pituitary apoplexy – A diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Shashidhar KC
  • Aditi Rao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i10.3655

Keywords:

Diabetes ketoacidosis,, Pituitary apoplexy, delayed puberty, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Abstract

A 17-year-old underweight boy came with a classical emergency of diabetic ketoacidosis associated with two additional clinical features; persistently low blood pressure despite adequate fluid resuscitation and hypogonadal features with Tanner stage 3 pubic hair, absent facial, and axillary hair along with a high-pitched voice. These findings triggered an endocrine workup which revealed hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Suspecting primary pituitary pathology, an magnetic resonance imaging brain, was done which showed a well-defined hyperintense lesion in the pituitary suggestive of pituitary apoplexy. In the absence of headache, diplopia, and visual field defects, this incidental finding posed a dilemma regarding the diagnosis and management of diabetic ketoacidosis in the presence of apoplexy.

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Published

2024-01-29

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Case Report

How to Cite

Type 1 diabetes in DKA with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and pituitary apoplexy – A diagnostic dilemma. (2024). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 8(10), 337-339. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i10.3655

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