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Editor, Senior Moderator
Horm Res Paediatr
. 2021 Mar 31;1-5.
doi: 10.1159/000514281. Online ahead of print.
A Complicated Case of COVID-19 and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in an Adolescent Male
Anisha Gohil[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stefan Malin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kamal Abulebda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tamara S Hannon[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Emerging data demonstrate that comorbid conditions and older age are contributing factors to COVID-19 severity in children. Studies involving youth with COVID-19 and diabetes are lacking. We report the case of a critically ill adolescent male with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and COVID-19 who presented with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS). This case highlights a challenge for clinicians in distinguishing severe complications of COVID-19 from those seen in HHS. Youth with obesity and type 2 diabetes may represent a high-risk group for severe COVID-19 disease, an entity that to date has been well-recognized in adults but remains rare in children and adolescents.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019 infection; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state; Type 2 diabetes.
. 2021 Mar 31;1-5.
doi: 10.1159/000514281. Online ahead of print.
A Complicated Case of COVID-19 and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome in an Adolescent Male
Anisha Gohil[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stefan Malin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kamal Abulebda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tamara S Hannon[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33789280
- DOI: 10.1159/000514281
Abstract
Emerging data demonstrate that comorbid conditions and older age are contributing factors to COVID-19 severity in children. Studies involving youth with COVID-19 and diabetes are lacking. We report the case of a critically ill adolescent male with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and COVID-19 who presented with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS). This case highlights a challenge for clinicians in distinguishing severe complications of COVID-19 from those seen in HHS. Youth with obesity and type 2 diabetes may represent a high-risk group for severe COVID-19 disease, an entity that to date has been well-recognized in adults but remains rare in children and adolescents.
Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019 infection; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state; Type 2 diabetes.