Diabetic ketosis as a presenting feature of acromegaly.
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2007-05-12
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Secondary diabetes mellitus is known to occur in acromegaly due to insulin resistance caused by growth hormone excess. However diabetes in acromegaly usually does not lead to ketosis. We describe here a case of acromegaly who presented in diabetes ketosis, which is unusual.
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Lakhotia M, Mathur R, Singh H, Gahlot A, Tiwari V, Gahlot RS. Diabetic ketosis as a presenting feature of acromegaly. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2007 May; 55(): 377-8