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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes2023

Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy as a Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus: A Rare Case Report.

Sruthi Chitrala, Nikhil Butta, Sandeep Kumar Immadisetty, Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Vimal Thomas

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Sruthi ChitralaDepartment of General Medicine, Nimra Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Nikhil ButtaDepartment of General Medicine, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2362-2750
Sandeep Kumar ImmadisettyDepartment of General Medicine, Nimra Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Tarun Kumar SuvvariRangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vimal ThomasTbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-9191

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most debilitating diseases, diabetic neuropathy happens to be the most common and perhaps the most serious complication of diabetes mellitus, often leading to morbidity and mortality. A 60 year old female presented with disorientation, history of vomiting, shortness of breath, respiratory failure initially. Blood reports revealed that she was positive for ketone bodies with elevated HbA1c and general random blood sugar. Chest radiogram revealed atelectasis of the right lung with prominent involvement of right middle and lower lobes. High-resolution computed tomography of chest confirmed the findings and unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve neuropathy due to undetected type 2 diabetes was diagnosed. Although phrenic nerve paralysis is a rare occurrence with diabetes, the possibility shouldn't be overlooked as a presentation of diabetes mellitus.

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case reportdiabetes type 2Diabetic autonomic neuropathydiaphragmneuropathyphrenic nerve palsy

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