Isolated uvular angioedema, or Quincke's disease, is a rare manifestation with various potential causes. This article presents the first documented case of recurrent isolated uvular angioedema associated with intranasal cocaine use. The patient, a 43-year-old man, exhibited acute symptoms of sore throat, throat swelling, and difficulty breathing, with a history of a similar episode a few years prior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEuglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) is a rare but serious adverse effect caused by sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and it can be challenging to identify in the emergency room (ER). In this report, we present a case of a type 2 diabetic patient whose diagnosis was delayed due to the absence of marked hyperglycemia. A 39-year-old female presented to the ER with a four-day history of nausea, vomiting, sweating, dyspnea, and generalized weakness after initiating dapagliflozin, along with a low carbohydrate diet and moderate exercise to curb her newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
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