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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016883
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016883
Preferred Name

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Definitions
A life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus, primarily of TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS with severe INSULIN deficiency and extreme HYPERGLYCEMIA. It is characterized by KETOSIS; DEHYDRATION; and depressed consciousness leading to COMA.
Synonyms
Ketosis, Diabetic
Diabetic Ketoses
Diabetic Acidoses
Ketoacidosis, DKA Diabetic
Acidosis, Diabetic
DKA Diabetic Ketoacidoses
Diabetic Ketosis
Ketoses, Diabetic
Diabetic Acidosis
Ketoacidoses, Diabetic
DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidoses
Ketoacidosis, Diabetic
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA
Acidoses, Diabetic
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