TY - JOUR AU - Amir Hayat , Sohail Siddique , Syed Rehan Shamim, PY - 2021/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - COVID-19 infection-induced type one Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Ketoacidosis JF - Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College JA - JRMC VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.37939/jrmc.v25i1.1516 UR - http://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1516 SP - AB - <p>A 63 year old female patient presented with one week history of reduced appetite, weakness, nausea, polyuria and occasional vomiting on a back ground of recurrent urinary tract infection and hypothyroidism. She appeared lethargic and dehydrated. The arterial blood gas showed a picture of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) which was treated according to the protocol. Viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for COVID-19 was positive. The diagnosis of new onset type one diabetes made on the basis of specific antibodies test. Computerized Tomography (CT) of abdomen excluded pancreatic cancer as a cause of new onset diabetes. Hence, the patient was labelled as type one diabetes mellitus induced by COVID-19 virus. She was treated accordingly and sent home on insulin. Follow-up appointment was arranged in the diabetes center of the hospital.</p> ER -