1994 Volume 68 Issue 8 Pages 986-989
A 78-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of disturbance of consciousness. She had been diagnosed as uterus carcinoma and had undergone radiotherapy one year before admission. On admission, her body temperature was 35.5°C and systolic blood pressure was 50 mmHg. Ascites and semicomatose consciousness were detected. Laboratory evaluation demonstrated the following values: leukocyte count 38800/μl, blood sugar 3 mg/1 and arterial blood pH 6.9. Therapy with catecholamine and antibiotics was started, but she expired 10 hours after admission. Bacteroides ovatus was detected from her blood. Autopsy findings disclosed abscess and perforation of the uterus, and liver cirrhosis.
Hypoglycemia has rarely been described as a clinical manifestation of sepsis and this case is, to our knowledge, is the first report of sepsis complicated with hypoglycemia in Japan.
