2019
DOI: 10.5114/pedm.2019.89638
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What a type of diabetes is having your patient? Challenges in diagnosing diabetes in children and adolescent – case report

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is due to either defects in not producing enough insulin by the pancreatic β-cells, or defects in insulin action on peripheral tissues. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the most common type in childhood, resulted from the autoimmunity directed at the pancreatic β-cells. T1D classically presents in lean children with an acute onset of polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss. We describe the case of a 14-year-old girl with acute onset of DM complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis, appendicitis and pancre… Show more

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