Acute Brachial Artery Thrombosis: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Our patient exhibited a large tumor on his right upper arm where his former dialysis access site had been. X-ray, Doppler ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging scan could not fully reveal the nature of that tumor. Eventually, a surgical approach showed a giant aneurysm of the inflowing brachial artery to a partially obliterated arteriovenous fistula. This case highlights the importance of ongoing care for patients with arteriovenous shunts. Even arteriovenous fistulas, that are obliterated or no longer in use, can, especially when immunosuppressant therapy and other vascular risk factors are added to the overall cardiovascular risk, transform and endanger the health of our patients.

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TCTAP C-128 Acute Brachial Artery Thrombosis Associated with Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia After Transradial Coronary Intervention

Journal of the American College of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.347 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 67 (16) ◽

pp. S247-S248 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yisik Kim ◽

Jei Keon Chae ◽

Soo-Kyeong Song ◽

Ji-Young Yoon ◽

Laeyoung Jung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Brachial Artery ◽

Coronary Intervention ◽

Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ◽

Artery Thrombosis

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Diabetic ketoacidosis as a rare complication of electromyography and nerve conduction velocity examination

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska ◽

10.5114/ninp.2012.32110 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 607 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Abbas Tafakhori ◽

Masih Tajdini ◽

Vajiheh Aghamollaii

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽

Conduction Velocity ◽

Nerve Conduction ◽

Nerve Conduction Velocity ◽

Rare Complication

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Pneumorrhachis: a rare complication of diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic Medicine ◽

10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02703.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 566-567 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D. P. Ripley ◽

E. J. Wilson ◽

M. T. Meller ◽

S. Cowlam

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽

Rare Complication

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Brachial Artery Pseudoaneurysm: a Rare Complication after Haemodialysis Therapy

Acta Chirurgica Belgica ◽

10.1080/00015458.2005.11679697 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 105 (2) ◽

pp. 190-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

S. Yildirim ◽

T. Zafer Nursal ◽

T. Yildirim ◽

A. Tarim ◽

K. Caliskan

Keyword(s):

Brachial Artery ◽

Rare Complication ◽

Artery Pseudoaneurysm

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Cerebral Oedema in Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Scottish Medical Journal ◽

10.1177/003693308803300111 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 212-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

D. Gordon ◽

A. C. MacCuish

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽

Cerebrovascular Accident ◽

Cerebral Oedema ◽

Rare Complication ◽

Fatal Outcome ◽

Underlying Disease ◽

Direct Result ◽

Metabolic Decompensation ◽

Metabolic Disturbances ◽

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Modern management of diabetic ketoacidosis has reduced mortality of this condition from inevitable death in the pre-insulin era to less than 5% in specialised centres.1,2,3,4 Most fatalities now reflect the underlying disease which has caused metabolic decompensation, such as acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident or septicaemia.5 However patients may still die as a direct result of the metabolic disturbances per se and the rare complication of cerebral oedema in diabetic ketoacidosis is almost invariably associated with fatal outcome.6,7,8,9

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