A Case of Acromegaly with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis .
- Author:
Choon Young LEE
1
;
Moon Kyu LEE
;
Sun Young LEE
;
Sung No HONG
;
Hyung Hoon KIM
;
Bo Hyun KANG
;
Han Wook KANG
;
Byung Wan LEE
;
Yu Jeong PARK
;
Yong Ki MIN
;
Myung Shik LEE
;
Kwang Won KIM
;
Jong Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acromegaly;
Acute Pancreatitis;
Hypertriglyceridemia;
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Acidosis;
Acromegaly*;
Adult;
Alcohol Drinking;
Amylases;
Blood Gas Analysis;
Blood Glucose;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diabetic Ketoacidosis*;
Gluconeogenesis;
Glucose;
Glucose Intolerance;
Glycogenolysis;
Growth Hormone;
Humans;
Hypertriglyceridemia;
Insulin;
Lipase;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Nausea;
Pancreatitis*;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Precipitating Factors;
Triglycerides;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2002;17(1):110-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Secondary diabetes mellitus caused by increased growth hormone secretion (GH) has well been known. There is a close association between glucose intolerance and GH secretion, and increased GH level itself probably worsens the blood glucose control and lipid profile by increasing glycogenolysis and / or gluconeogenesis and by suppressing lipase activity. We report a case of acromegaly with diabetic ketoacidosis as and hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis. A 38 year old male, previously diagnosed to have acromegaly and diabetes, presented with nausea, vomiting, diffuse abdominal pain and altered mentality. There was no history of drug or alcohol consumption, blood gas analysis showed severe acidosis and urinanalysis for ketone was positive. His serum blood glucose, amylase and lipase levels were 494 mg/dL, 331 U/L, and 1288 U/L, respectively (reference values: 70~110 mg/dL, 13~100 U/L and 13~190 U/L, respectively). The patient was diagnosed as having diabetic ketoacidosis and acute pancreatitis. With the serum concentration of triglyceride being 1488 mg/dL and the absence of any obvious precipitating factors, we considered hypertriglyceridemia to be the cause of acute pancreatitis. He was treated with continuous intravenous insulin infusion, lipid lowering agent, and fluid replacement. After conservative management, general condition gradually improved and his serum amylase, lipase and triglyceride levels were all normalized. GH level was not suppressed under 2 ng/mL during oral glucose loading test, and basal GH and IGF levels were 231 ng/mL and 29.5 ng/mL, respectively. Sella MRI showed a 3.7 cm sized pituitary mass. On the 55th day of admission, transsphenoidal surgery was performed. In immunohistochemical staining, the pathologic tumor specimen was proved to be GH positive pituitary adenoma. This is the first case reported in the English literature of an acromegaly presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute pancreatitis
