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Case Report
Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Acute Pancreatitis Precipitated by
Olanzapine in a Nondiabetic Patient
Author(s): Vikash Singh, Pradipta Bhakta, Sabir Saeed and Rajesh Kumar JainVikash Singh, Pradipta Bhakta, Sabir Saeed and Rajesh Kumar Jain
Olanzapine, a second generation or atypical antipsychotic, is one of the commonly prescribed antipsychotics and has lower incidence of extrapyramidal side effects, sedation and anticholinergic side effects. Atypical antipsychotics like olanzapine are now widely prescribed for treatment of schizophrenia as well as for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, depression and dementia. Olanzapine, has been reported to cause metabolic dysregulation like weight gain, type II diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia as compared to conventional antipsychotics. Sometimes patient taking olanzapine may present in acute deterioration like diabetic ketoacidosis complicated with acute pancreatitis. Hereby we are reporting a young patient who presented with life threatening severe d.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000501
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