title: Neonatal diabetes mellitus: evaluation of pancreatic beta-cell function in two cases.
abstract: Two cases of neonatal diabetes mellitus, a transient form and a permanent form, are described. Comparing their clinical presentations and courses, we exclude the possibility of an early differential diagnosis based on clinical or laboratory data. We hypothesize that only repeated dynamic evaluations of pancreatic beta-cell function could be useful to differentiate the two forms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical and Preventive Pediatrics, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mautone
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Laforgia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zuppinger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schettini
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002657:Child Development; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose