Open AccessLimited mobility of the joints: a complication of diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Lebedev Nb,
Kuraeva Tl
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl12154
Subject(s) - complication , medicine , diabetes mellitus , retinopathy , nephropathy , incidence (geometry) , insulin dependent diabetes , insulin , pediatrics , disease , surgery , endocrinology , autoimmune disease , physics , optics
The incidence of a specific complication, limited mobility of the joints (mainly of interphalangeal joints of the hand), was estimated in 108 patients aged 6 to 22 with insulin-dependent diabetes of 5 and more years duration. It was found to be high: 44%. This complication more frequently develops in cases of poor metabolic control and longer disease duration. Limited mobility of the joints in children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes permits predict in them with a 50% probability early manifestations of retinopathy and nephropathy. A classification of this complication by three degrees is offered.