Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus: Insights for More Common Forms of Diabetes

Neonatal diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus has many forms. Neonatal diabetes mellitus is one of the rarest, with a reported incidence of 1 in 450,000 live births.1 2 The first case was described by Kitselle (1 852) in his own newborn son, who subsequently died.3 In Northern Ireland, one case might be expected approximately every 16 years; the lastdocumented here was born in 1983.4 Several literature reviews have highli...

Neonatal diabetes mellitus.

Neonatal diabetes mellitus is a rare form of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus that present within the first month of life, lasting at least two weeks and requiring insulin therapy. Intrauterine growth restriction, failure to thrive, fever, dehydration, hyperglycemia and acidosis with or without ketonuria are the clinical features of the disease. We report four cases of neonatal diabetes mell...

Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND Neonatal diabetes is a rare cause of hyperglycemia, affecting 1: 500,000 births, with persistent hyperglycemia occurring in the first months of life lasting more than 2 weeks and requiring insulin. This condition in infants less than 6 months of age is considered as permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus. CASE REPORT A rare case of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus presented with ...

genetics of neonatal diabetes mellitus

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Genetics of neonatal diabetes mellitus.