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Congenital diabetes mellitus.
Minerva pediatrica - 1 Aug 2020
Iafusco Dario, Zanfardino Angela, Bonfanti Riccardo, Rabbone Ivana, Tinto Nadia, Iafusco Fernanda, Meola Serena, Gicchino Maria F, Ozen Gulsum, Casaburo Francesca, Piscopo Alessia, Miraglia Del Giudice Emanuele, Barbetti Fabrizio
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diabetes mellitus is a rare disorder characterized by hyperglycemia that occurs shortly after birth. We define "Diabetes of Infancy" if hyperglycemia onset before 6 months of life. From the clinical point of view, we distinguish two main types of diabetes of infancy: transient (TNDM), which remits spontaneously, and permanent (PNDM), which requires lifelong treatment. TNDM may relapse later in life....
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