Painless foot drop: an unusual acute presentation of new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus

A 26-year-old Caucasian female with no past medical history or family history of auto-immune disease presented to the emergency department with new onset painless left foot drop. A panel of blood tests revealed blood glucose of 49.9 mmol/L and raised blood ketone levels. The patient was referred to...

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Main Authors: Antonella Corcillo, Zoe Kleinaki, Stella Kapnisi, Nikolaos Fountoulakis, Giuseppe Maltese, Stephen M Thomas, Janaka Karalliedde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2021-04-01
Series:Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
Online Access:https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2021/1/EDM21-0012.xml