title: Hypoplasia of the pancreas in a patient with type I diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Pancreatic hypoplasia is an uncommon developmental defect that has not been well documented in association with type I diabetes mellitus. We report the case of a patient with an atypical clinical onset of type I diabetes mellitus who died following pancreas transplantation. Autopsy showed the surprising finding of hypoplasia of the native pancreas with other features indicating the concurrence of type I diabetes mellitus. These findings lead to speculation about the occurrence and interaction of these two diseases in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Finegold
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Locker
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Drash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation