Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Neonatal diabetes mellitus is a rare form of diabetes, diagnosed within the first six months of life. We report a case of a 24-year-old patient with permanent neonatal diabetes.Case Report: The patient had no relevant family history. Her mother had no gestational diabetes. Personal history included: Normal birth weight, polycystic ovarian syndrome and ovarian teratomas. She was diagnosed of diabetes at 3 months of age, starting immediately ...

Introduction: HNF-1β maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY5) is uncommon, nevertheless accurate diagnosis guides individualized management and informs prognosis in probands and relatives.Objective: To emphasize the importance of the appropriate use of clinical, biochemical and genetic investigations for the correct classification of diabetes etiology.Case-report: A 35-year-old overweight Latin-American male was diagnosed ...