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Pages 348-350 (August 2003)
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Vol. 50. Issue 8.
Pages 348-350 (August 2003)
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Hiperglucemia grave con coma hiperosmolar y acidosis láctica inducida por L-asparraginasa y prednisona
Severe hyperglycemia with hyperosmolar coma and lactic acidosis induced by l-asparaginase and prednisone
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A. Arranza,*, M. Cabezudob, V.M. andíaa, A. López-Guzmána, A. Bárezb
a Unidad de Endocrinología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid
b Servicio de Hematología. Hospital Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles. Ávila. España
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Presentamos un caso de diabetes mellitus transitoria en una paciente de 19 años con leucemia aguda linfoblástica desarrollado durante el tratamiento de inducción a la remisión con una pauta de quimioterapia que incluía L-asparraginasa (10.000 U/m2) y prednisona (60 mg/m2). Se desarrolló hiperglucemia grave (1.800 mg/dl) que provocó un coma hiperglucémico hiperosmolar no cetósico junto a acidosis láctica. Finalizado el primer ciclo de L-asparraginasa se evidenció la persistencia de una leve hiperglucemia mientras se mantuvo el tratamiento esteroideo; los ciclos ulteriores del fármaco sólo provocaron un discreto empeoramiento del control glucémico, sin otros problemas metabólicos, y la paciente precisó una dosis baja de insulina. Posteriormente la paciente permaneció euglucémica. Se revisa la asociación de diabetes y L-asparraginasa y se discuten los posibles mecanismos patogénicos subyacentes.

Palabras clave:
L-asparraginasa
Diabetes mellitus
Hiperglucemia
Acidosis láctica
Coma hiperglucémico hiperosmolar no cetósico

We present a case of transitory diabetes mellitus in a 19-yearold woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The diabetes developed during remission-inducing treatment with chemotherapy that included L-asparaginase (10,000 UI/m2) and prednisone (60 mg/m2). Severe hyperglycemia developed (1800 mg/dl), provoking hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma and lactic acidosis. After the first cycle of L-asparaginase, mild hyperglycemia persisted while steroid treatment was continued. Subsequent cycles of the drug provoked only a slight worsening of glycemic control, requiring a low dose of insulin, without other metabolic problems. Subsequently, the patient was euglycemic. We review the association of diabetes and Lasparaginase and discuss the possible underlying pathogenic mechanisms.

Key words:
Asparaginase
Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperglycemia
Lactic acidosis
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
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