Cetoacidosis no diabética en una mujer embarazada, debido a inanición aguda con gripe A (H1N1) concomitante e insuficiencia respiratoria / Nondiabetic ketoacidosis in a pregnant woman due to acute starvation with concomitant influenza A (H1N1) and respiratory failure

Raramente se reporta la acidosis metabólica resistente de riesgo debido a cetoacidosis no diabética por inanición a corto plazo. La cetoacidosis grave debida a inanición es una situación infrecuente y lo es más aún durante el embarazo con situación clínica estresante concomitante. Este informe de un caso presenta a una mujer no diabética ingresada en cuidados intensivos debido a insuficiencia respiratoria tipo 1 durante el tercer trimestre de embarazo, con acidosis metabólica grave resistente a tratamiento médico. Diagnosticamos a la paciente de cetoacidosis por inanición, basándonos en su historia y la ausencia de otras causas de acidosis metabólica con anión gap elevado, tras la realización de un análisis riguroso de su trastorno ácido-base

Threatening refractory metabolic acidosis due to short-term starvation nondiabetic ketoacidosis is rarely reported. Severe ketoacidosis due to starvation itself is a rare occurrence, and more so in pregnancy with a concomitant stressful clinical situation. This case report presents a nondiabetic woman admitted in intensive care for respiratory failure type 1 during the third trimester of pregnancy with a severe metabolic acidosis refractory to medical treatment. We diagnosed the patient with acute starvation ketoacidosis based on her history and the absence of other causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis after doing a rigorous analysis of her acid-base disorder

Nondiabetic ketoacidosis in a pregnant woman due to acute starvation with concomitant influenza A (H1N1) and respiratory failure. / Cetoacidosis no diabética en una mujer embarazada, debido a inanición aguda con gripe A (H1N1) concomitante e insuficiencia respiratoria.

Threatening refractory metabolic acidosis due to short-term starvation nondiabetic ketoacidosis is rarely reported. Severe ketoacidosis due to starvation itself is a rare occurrence, and more so in pregnancy with a concomitant stressful clinical situation. This case report presents a nondiabetic woman admitted in intensive care for respiratory failure type 1 during the third trimester of pregnancy with a severe metabolic acidosis refractory to medical treatment. We diagnosed the patient with acute starvation ketoacidosis based on her history and the absence of other causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis after doing a rigorous analysis of her acid-base disorder.