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A girl with permanent neonatal diabetes due to KCNJ11 mutation presented with Mauriac syndrome after improper adjustment in sulfonylurea dosage over 6 years.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Sept 2016
Chai-Udom Rapeepun, Sahakitrungruang Taninee, Wacharasindhu Suttipong, Supornsilchai Vichit
Abstract excerpt
Mauriac syndrome is characterized by growth impairment, Cushingoid features, and hepatomegaly in patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). We report a novel presentation of Mauriac syndrome in a 9-year-old girl who was diagnosed with neonatal diabetes at 3 months of age due to the p.R201C mutation in KCNJ11. She was initially treated successfully with glipizide at a dose of 0.85 mg/kg/day...
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