Open AccessOnset of type 1 diabetes mellitus in a patient with infectious mononucleosis
Author(s) -
Elena Aleksandrovna Kharlashina,
Ol'ga Sergeevna Shapoval'yants,
Елена Владимировна Пекарева,
Т. В. Никонова
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
saharnyj diabet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2072-0378
pISSN - 2072-0351
DOI - 10.14341/2072-0351-6028
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , medicine , diabetes mellitus , autoimmunity , disease , type 2 diabetes mellitus , immunology , viral infection , type 1 diabetes , virus , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a polygenous multifactor disease that may be triggered by a viral infection that causes death of beta-cells by at least two mechanisms,virus-mediated autoimmunity and direct cell injury. A case of DM1 following infectious mononucleosis is described to illustrate the necessityof a combined approach to the examination of patients and prescription of treatment.