False-Positive Blood Glucose and Ketone Values With Lightening Cream
Authors: Hélène Bihan, Marinos Fysekidis, Viorica Harbuz, G. Reach, Régis Cohen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters1 November 2011False-Positive Blood Glucose and Ketone Values With Lightening CreamHélène Bihan, MD, Marinos Fysekidis, MD, Viorica Harbuz, MD, G. Reach, MD, PhD, and Régis Cohen, MD, PhDHélène Bihan, MDFrom Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Search for more papers by this author, Marinos Fysekidis, MDFrom Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Search for more papers by this author, Viorica Harbuz, MDFrom Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Search for more papers by this author, G. Reach, MD, PhDFrom Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Search for more papers by this author, and Régis Cohen, MD, PhDFrom Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-9-201111010-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: The Precision Xceed Pro system (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) has made it easier for clinicians to evaluate and monitor patients for ketoacidosis by measuring both blood glucose and ketone at the point of care by using fingerstick blood (1).Objective: To report a new cause of false-positive results with the Precision Xceed Pro system.Case Report: Emergency physicians diagnosed moderate ketoacidosis in a 53-year-old black woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who had received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes 5 years previously. When she came to our emergency department, the patient was taking 2 oral antidiabetes ...References1. Janssen MJ, Hendrickx BH, Habets-van der Poel CD, van den Bergh JP, Haagen AA, Bakker JA. Accuracy of the Precision® point-of-care ketone test examined by liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in the same fingerstick sample. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2010;48:1781-4. [PMID: 20731618] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Savage MW, Dhatariya KK, Kilvert A, Rayman G, Rees JA, Courtney CH, et al; Joint British Diabetes Societies. Joint British Diabetes Societies guideline for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabet Med. 2011;28:508-15. [PMID: 21255074] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bremmer M, Gardner J, Driscoll M. Skin lightening cream induced dermatitis and atrophy [Letter]. Dermatol Online J. 2011;17:13. [PMID: 21426879] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. del Giudice P, Yves P. The widespread use of skin lightening creams in Senegal: a persistent public health problem in West Africa. Int J Dermatol. 2002;41:69-72. [PMID: 11982639] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Avicenne Hospital, 93009 Bobigny, France.Disclosures: Drs. Bihan and Reach have received payment from Sanofi Aventis and Novo Nordisk for expert testimony. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByEffects of hydroquinone-containing creams on capillary glycemia before and after serial hand washings in AfricansLes défis de la dépigmentation cosmétique volontaireDermatología de las pieles llamadas «negras»Les pièges de l’acidocétose diabétiqueThe Practice of Skin‐Bleaching for a Cosmetic Purpose in Immigrant CommunitiesActualités sur l’acidocétoseQuoi de neuf en dermatologie clinique ?Crèmes éclaircissantes et mesures glycémiques 1 November 2011Volume 155, Issue 9Page: 649KeywordsBicarbonatesBloodBlood plasmaGlucoseInsulinKetonesNursesOilsType 2 diabetesUrine ePublished: 1 November 2011 Issue Published: 1 November 2011 CopyrightCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...