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Review
. 2017 May-Jun;21(3):460-463.
doi: 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_544_16.

Management of Glycemia in Acute Febrile Illness

Sanjay Kalra  1 , Sameer Aggarwal  2 , Deepak Khandelwal  3 , Deep Dutta  4
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Review

Management of Glycemia in Acute Febrile Illness

Sanjay Kalra et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2017 May-Jun.

Abstract

With increasing the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across the globe, a large number of patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) are likely to have concomitant diabetes or stress hyperglycemia. Management of associated hyperglycemia in patients with AFI is of utmost importance for early recovery and to prevent complications. There is no published literature, detailing the strategies and targets for glycemic control in AFI specifically; however, guidelines do exist for the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized or outpatients in general. This review attempts to provide pragmatic and practical suggestions to facilitate effective and safe management of hyperglycemia in patients with AFI.

Keywords: Acute febrile illness; chikungunya; dengue; diabetes; fever; insulin; malaria; stress hyperglycemia.

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