Severe allergic reaction to human insulin in the patient with diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute and major life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Fluid resuscitation, insulin therapy, and electrolyte replacement are essential for DKA treatment. Rarely, life threatening allergic reactions might develop in a patient treated with insulin. If ana...

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Main Authors: Nese Colak Oray, Basak Bayram, Emel Altintas, Semra Sivrikaya, Yusuf Savran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247317301371
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Summary:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute and major life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Fluid resuscitation, insulin therapy, and electrolyte replacement are essential for DKA treatment. Rarely, life threatening allergic reactions might develop in a patient treated with insulin. If anaphylaxis develops after insulin, the DKA treatment options are restricted. A limited number of case reports have been reported in patients with severe anaphylactic reactions to human insulin who were then treated with synthetic insulin analogues. We present a case of a 45-year-old male patient with allergic reactions to human insulin. The patient was successfully treated with insulin aspart and hemodialysis. Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis, Regular insulin, Allergic reaction, Emergency treatment, Insulin aspart
ISSN:2452-2473