title: Transient diabetes following chicken pox.
abstract: The paper describes two individuals presenting with acute insulin dependent diabetes mellitus for a brief and transient period. Both had had chicken pox infection in the immediate past. After establishing good diabetic control, insulin was withdrawn over a few weeks. Follow-up for the next two years did not reveal recurrence of diabetes. A causal relation between varicella zoster virus and the onset of diabetes is suggested.
authors: Dr N M K Hospital, Hafer Al-Baten.
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Jali
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Shankar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin