Life threatening complications of diabetes mellitus are all except -: (A) Malignant otitis externa, (B) Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, (C) Emphysematous pyelonephritis, (D) Emphysematous appendicitis
Answer is D. Ans is option 4 - Emphysematous appendicitis It is not a fatal complication of DM. malignant otitis externa or invasive or necrotising otitis externa is life threatening in elderly diabetic and immunocompromised patients. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a life threatening fungal infection develops in DM patients. Emphysematous pyelonephritis is rapidly progressing with accumulation of fermentive gases in kidney and perinephritic tissues and life threatening. Ref Harrison 16/ 186, 189,1720