Ketoacidosis in type 1 diabetes mellitus: 73 cases in Dakar

• Published in: Le Mali medical Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 50
• Main Authors: Sarr, A, Diedhiou, D, Ndour-Mbaye, N M, Leye, Y M, Ka-Cisse, M S, Leye, A, Diop, S N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Mali 2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology; Diabetic Ketoacidosis - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Senegal - epidemiology; Young Adult; Senegal

The follow-up of diabetes mellitus in children and teenagers remains a challenge. Ketoacidosis is the most frequent acute metabolic complication and is of bad prognosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate etiologicals factors of decompensation and evolutions in type 1 diabetes. We conducted...