Course of retinopathy in children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a ten-year study.
The prevalence and development of retinal changes were longitudinally documented from 1978 to 1987 in 112 insulin-dependent diabetic children by means of fluorescein angiography and fundus photography. At the end of the study period, 43 patients (38.4%) developed retinal changes, most of which were classified as minimal. Age, diabetes duration, puberty and long-term metabolic control were found to be independent factors affecting the development of retinopathy.
Cerutti
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università di Torino, Italia.
Sacchetti
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C
Vigo
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A
Dianzani
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I
Baratono
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S
Bessone
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A
Vaona
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P
Furlotti
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F
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors