title: Early onset of diabetic nephropathy in a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: An 11-year-old prepubertal girl with a history of metabolically poorly controlled type 1 diabetes for six years was diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy based on persistent overt proteinuria, hypertension, and renal biopsy findings typical of diabetic nephropathy. This case illustrates that diabetic nephropathy can develop even before puberty when metabolic control of the disease is not sufficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Cukurova, University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysun Karabay
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bayazit
authors.forename: Bilgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Aytül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noyan
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Onenli
authors.forename: Gülfiliz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gönlüşen
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anarat
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index