Clinical characteristics of a teenager with obesity and an early debut with type 2 diabetes mellitus ketoacidosis: A case report

Authors

  • Helard Manrique Hurtado Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Lima, Perú
  • Pedro Aro Guardia Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
  • Carlos Calle Müller Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
  • Giancarlo Romero Rivas Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2009v62n1p38-41

Keywords:

Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity

Abstract

It is reported the case of a teenage patient 14 years old, obese with symptoms of polyuria and polydipsia, loss of weight and history of excellent food consumption of sweets, with a family history of diabetes whose debut is diabetic ketoacidosis and anti-GAD negative and that the follow-up to three months is controlled with diet and oral agents. This entity is traditionally linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, studies show a high incidence of type 2 diabetes (DM 2), primarily among teenagers, obese African Americans and Hispanics race.

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Published

2009-12-31

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Manrique Hurtado H, Aro Guardia P, Calle Müller C, Romero Rivas G. Clinical characteristics of a teenager with obesity and an early debut with type 2 diabetes mellitus ketoacidosis: A case report. Rev Peru Pediatr [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 11];62(1):38-41. Available from: https://pediatria.pe/index.php/pedperu/article/view/362

Issue

Vol. 62 Num. 1 (2009)

Section

CLINICAL CASE

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