Proliferative retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes of less than 5 years' duration.
The position statement about diabetic retinopathy postulates that at least 3-5 years of duration of diabetes are needed for the retinopathy to occur, and initial retinal examination should be performed within 3-5 years after the initial diagnosis. We report here the case of a 18 year-old type 1 diabetic woman with a proliferative retinopathy discovered 2 years after the onset of a clinical diabetes. The hypothesis of a Latent Autoimmun Diabetes in Adults (LADA) could not be excluded and we propose, particularly in this context, to detect a diabetic retinopathy at the onset of diabetes.
Bouhanick
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Department of Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Service de Medecine B, Angers, France. BeBouhanick@chu-angers.fr
Bellanné-Chantelot
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Salle
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Guilloteau
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Ebran
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose