DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS: CASE REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are associated with metabolic disturbances. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a rare, but potentially fatal sign of acute glucose metabolism dysregulation linked to the use of SGAs. The aims of this article are to present patients with a history of psychotic disorders and of severe metabolic diabetic ketoacidosis, possibly associated with the use of antipsychotics, and to review the current literature on the...