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DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS AND RUPTURED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY: A FATAL COMBINATION
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The article emphasizes the importance of recognizing diabetic ketoacidosis, particularly when it presents with abdominal pain that may mimic acute abdominal disease. It discusses a case where a 17-year-old girl exhibited symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis alongside signs of an underlying ectopic pregnancy. The document reviews the diagnostic errors that can occur in such scenarios and stresses the need for careful evaluation of abdominal pain in patients with metabolic disorders.
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