Diabetic ketoacidosis with acute kidney injury in prepubertal children: a report on two cases
Journal Title: Paediatrica Indonesiana - Year 2016, Vol 56, Issue 6
Abstract
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a result of autoimmune damage, in which environmental factors are thought to trigger the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic ß-cells.1,2 Worldwide, an estimated 65,000 children under 15 years of age develop type 1 diabetes mellitus each year.3 Approximately 30% of children who present with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes have diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).4 Himawan et al. reported a DKA prevalence of43.6% in girls.5 The long-term effects of diabetes mellitus include retinopathy, chronic kidney disease (nephropathy), neuropathy, and dyslipidemia.2
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Dwi Andriyani, Afriyan Wahyudhi, Shirley Anggriawan
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- DOI 10.14238/pi56.6.2016.360-8
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