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1. Evidence of Autoimmunity in Male Twins With Neonatal Diabetes

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MAZZELLA, MASSIMO, BELLINI, CARLO, BERTINI, IRENE M.L., MASSOCCO, DANIELA S., COTELLESSA, MARIO, and SERRA, GIOVANNI

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Twins -- Health aspects -- Research, Diabetes -- Research, Health, Research, Health aspects
Abstract

We report male monozygotic twins who presented with neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) within an autoimmune context. They were born to unrelated healthy parents after 36 weeks of uncomplicated pregnancy. Family [...]

Published
2001

2. Evidence of Autoimmunity in Male Twins With Neonatal Diabetes

Author

Mario Cotellessa, Irene M.L. Bertini, Daniela Massocco, Carlo Bellini, Giovanni Serra, and Massimo Mazzella

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Twins, Autoimmunity, Context (language use), medicine.disease_cause, Lethargy, Neonatal diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, Family history, Advanced and Specialized Nursing, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, Metabolic acidosis, medicine.disease, Poor Feeding, Endocrinology, business
Abstract

We report male monozygotic twins who presented with neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) within an autoimmune context. They were born to unrelated healthy parents after 36 weeks of uncomplicated pregnancy. Family history was unremarkable. The clinical history of the patients was almost identical; both twins were admitted on the 12th and 25th days of life, respectively, because of poor feeding, dehydration, lethargy, metabolic acidosis, severe watery diarrhea, and persistent hyperglycemia (>17 mmol/1). It was very difficult to stabilize diabetes on the conventional subcutaneous insulin schedule, so intravenous treatment was started in both patients. High levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone were found by routine screening tests, …

Published
2001
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