title: [Neonatal diabetes mellitus associated with an autoimmune disease].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus can be associated to an auto-immune disease. A similar association may be seen in the neonate.
  
  
  METHODS
  A one-day-old boy was admitted for ketoacidosis due to diabetes mellitus. Investigation showed that he also suffered from an auto-immune enteropathy with several types of autoantibodies, particularly anti-enterocytes antibodies. Immunotherapy was ineffective. Multi-organ lesions developed subsequently, particularly a pulmonary disease responsible for the death at the age of 2 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physiopathology of this association remains unclear and the report of further cases should help improve our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Service de néonatologie-maternité et de réanimation pédiatrique, Brest, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Finel
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Giroux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sadoun
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alix
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Parscau
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male