Rapid onset of severe retinopathy, cataracts and neuropathy in young patients with diabetes mellitus
| Autor: | Raymonde D Herskowitz, Robert S. Busch, A. David Goodman, Patricia B Carroll, Richard S. Beaser |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Time Factors Adolescent Eye disease Disease Cataract Diabetic Neuropathies Cataracts Diabetes mellitus Immunopathology Humans Medicine Diabetic Nephropathies Glycated Hemoglobin Diabetic Retinopathy business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Peripheral neuropathy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Complication Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | Acta Paediatrica. 81:355-358 |
| ISSN: | 1651-2227 0803-5253 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12243.x |
| Popis: | It is rare for young diabetic patients to develop severe complications in the first years of their disease. We describe three patients, aged 14-23 years who developed cataracts and severe retinopathy within one to five years of diagnosis of diabetes. During the same period, one patient developed peripheral neuropathy and a second severe autonomic neuropathy. Rapid development of chronic complications in these patients raises the possibility that there may be a subset of patients with unusual susceptibility to complications. We re-emphasize the need for vigilant monitoring for complications in young diabetic patients, even in the first few years of their disease. In particular, young patients with visual complaints should be evaluated carefully for evidence of treatable eye disease. |
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