title: [Clinical study of diabetes mellitus in hospital practice in Northern Rwanda (apropos of 86 case reports)].
abstract: Records of 86 patients in Ruhengeri Hospital North of Rwanda (east Africa) during nine months, revealed that diabetes was present in about 4% of all these patients. First of all, malnutrition was noted in about 9% of these diabetics. But, features of the diabetes mellitus were usually as described by Sankale as the "Cosmopolitan Diabetes".--67% of all the patients were male persons from 31 to 49 years old--Typical symptoms as: thirst, polyuria and weight loss were noted in most all patients,--Insulin requirement was noted in 65% of the patients,--Only few patients were diabetic for more than 10 years,--Neuropathy, retinopathy were usually shown,--17.5% of the patients had abnormally high blood pressure (Hypertension). Diabetes mellitus cannot be considered as a preferred share in Africa but malnutrition and obesity, at the opposite side of the nutritional spectrum, are the striking originality of this disease in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Médecin des hôpitaux, Centre hospitalier d'Ajaccio.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buresi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012424:Rural Population; D012432:Rwanda
vernacular_title: Etude clinique du diabete sucré en pratique hospitalière au Nord Rwanda (à propos de 86 observations).