| Title | Severe metabolic acidosis as a consequence of acute starvation in pregnancy. | | Author(s) | Burbos N, Shiner AM, Morris E | | Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK, nikosburbos@hotmail.com. | | Source | Arch Gynecol Obstet 2008 Jul 1. | | Abstract | Ketoacidosis is most often due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Similar metabolic changes can occur with poor dietary intake of carbohydrates or prolonged fasting. Metabolic acidosis due to prolonged fasting is rarely described in the literature. We report a case of severe metabolic acidosis as a result of prolonged fasting in pregnancy. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18592261 |
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