Low hemoglobin A1c levels in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis: Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Keskin M., Savas-Erdeve S., Cetinkaya S., AYCAN Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.60, sa.2, ss.201-205, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.02.015
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.201-205
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: childhood, diabetic ketoacidosis, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, GLYCATED ALBUMIN, INSULIN-SECRETION, ONSET
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus (FT1DM) is a clinical condition that is characterized by remarkably rapid and complete pancreatic beta-cell destruction, rapid onset of hyperglycemic symptoms followed by ketoacidosis. In most cases this process takes a few days. Although rare, there have been clinical manifestations with a prolonged progress that lasts longer than one week.