Abstract | RATIONALE: PATIENT CONCERNS: DIAGNOSIS: INTERVENTIONS: After remission of DKA, he was treated with insulin therapy to acquire a normalization of glycemia and the disappearance of symptoms. OUTCOMES: LESSONS: This case and associated literature review illustrate the importance of educating and monitoring patients who start PD-1 inhibitor therapy regarding this potentially life-threatening complication.
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Authors | Xiaofei Huang, Mei Yang, Liu Wang, Libo Li, Xiaowei Zhong |
Journal | Medicine
(Medicine (Baltimore))
Vol. 100
Issue 19
Pg. e25795
(May 14 2021)
ISSN: 1536-5964 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 34106616
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
- sintilimab
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Topics |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(chemically induced, diagnosis)
- Humans
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Lung Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
(drug therapy)
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