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Cystic fibrosis presenting as new onset diabetes mellitus in adolescent twins
Author(s) -
Starkman Harold,
Das Shilpi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1399-5448
pISSN - 1399-543X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-543x.2004.00033.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , cystic fibrosis , pediatrics , cystic fibrosis related diabetes , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , impaired glucose tolerance
We describe identical adolescent twin girls who presented with symptoms consistent with type 1 diabetes. Medical work up for evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms led to a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) in both. These cases suggest that diabetes can be a presenting symptom of CF in the absence of pulmonary symptomatology.