Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes and obesity.
Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is a form of diabetes secondary to chronic pancreatitis that is found in tropical countries. Most patients with FCPD are lean and many are frankly undernourished. Four patients with FCPD who were obese are reported in this paper and this is the first report of obesity in FCPD patients.
Mohan
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Diabetes Research Centre and M.V. Hospital for Diabetes, Madras, India.
Chari
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S
Ramachandran
A
A
Jayanthi
V
V
Malathi
S
S
Madanagopalan
N
N
Viswanathan
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M
D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography