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01-10-2017 | Clinical Quiz
Diabetes and nephrotic syndrome: Questions
Authors:
Rodney D Gilbert, Edward Hind, Bhumita Vadgama
Published in:
Pediatric Nephrology
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Issue 10/2017
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Excerpt
A 17-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of proteinuria. A diagnosis of diabetes had been made 2 years earlier after a short history of polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss and tiredness. A presumptive diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was made based on the short history, blood glucose concentration of 14.9 mmol/L and significant ketosis at presentation. Diabetic control had been excellent, and in fact the insulin dose had required reduction. …