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DIABETES MELLITUS IN A MONGOLOID CHILD WITH CHRONIC DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN THERAPY
Author(s) -
PAVONE L.,
MAZZONE D.,
GRASSO S.,
PRATO F.,
RAITI S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09467.x
Subject(s) - mongoloid , medicine , phenytoin , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , epilepsy , endocrinology , psychiatry , population , environmental health
. A 10‐year‐old epileptic mongoloid child who developed an overt diabetes during chronic treatment with phenytoin in adequate doses is presented. Since mongoloid patients have a genetic predisposition for diabetes and the diabetogenic effect of phenytoin being known, this kind of drug should be used with caution in mongoloid patients.