Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
Volume 13, Number 1, 89-91, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-008-0072-3

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Case Report

Gatifloxacin-induced severe hyperglycaemia and ketoacidosis in a non-diabetic renal transplant recipient

Ambar Khaira, Ankur Gupta, Nikhil Tandon and Sanjay K. Agarwal

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Abstract

Gatifloxacin has been reported to cause dysglycaemia, especially in the elderly and in diabetics. In this communication, we describe a case of a non-diabetic renal transplant recipient who came to us in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis following the use of gatifloxacin for a urinary tract infection.

Keywords  Gatifloxacin - Hyperglycaemia - Ketoacidosis - Renal transplant

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