Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus

Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus

Ocular complications of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are extremely rare in paediatric age group. Transient cataracts have been reported in adolescents with IDDM only in association with severe ketoacidosis and have shown marked improvement after achieving a good metabolic control.We re...

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Main Authors: Daud, Aamir, Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar, Ahmed, Jamil
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Language:English
Published: Maternity and Child Welfare Association of Pakistan 1998
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RJ Pediatrics
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spelling my.iium.irep.286922013-02-13T09:17:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28692/ Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus Daud, Aamir Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar Ahmed, Jamil RJ Pediatrics Ocular complications of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are extremely rare in paediatric age group. Transient cataracts have been reported in adolescents with IDDM only in association with severe ketoacidosis and have shown marked improvement after achieving a good metabolic control.We report a case of a 12 year old diabetic girl who presented with bilateral mature cataract formation. Her hyperglycemia was adequately controlled but she was still having the cataracts at three month follow up. Finally, the cataracts were removed surgically and her vision was fully restored. Maternity and Child Welfare Association of Pakistan 1998 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28692/1/Mother_%26_Child.pdf Daud, Aamir and Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar and Ahmed, Jamil (1998) Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus. Mother and child, 36 (3). pp. 113-115. ISSN 0379-2617
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Daud, Aamir
Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar
Ahmed, Jamil
Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
description Ocular complications of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are extremely rare in paediatric age group. Transient cataracts have been reported in adolescents with IDDM only in association with severe ketoacidosis and have shown marked improvement after achieving a good metabolic control.We report a case of a 12 year old diabetic girl who presented with bilateral mature cataract formation. Her hyperglycemia was adequately controlled but she was still having the cataracts at three month follow up. Finally, the cataracts were removed surgically and her vision was fully restored.
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author Daud, Aamir
Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar
Ahmed, Jamil
author_facet Daud, Aamir
Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar
Ahmed, Jamil
author_sort Daud, Aamir
title Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
title_short Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
title_full Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
title_fullStr Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
title_full_unstemmed Cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
title_sort cataract : an unusual paediatric complication of diabetes mellitus
publisher Maternity and Child Welfare Association of Pakistan
publishDate 1998
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/28692/1/Mother_%26_Child.pdf
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