title: A Chinese patient presenting with clinical signs of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: A 31-year-old Chinese woman suffering from excessive thirst and appetite loss consulted our hospital. Laboratory examination revealed a high blood glucose level and evidence of diabetic ketoacidosis, however, the serum HbA1c was normal. The 24-hour urinary excretion of C-reactive protein and the glucagon stimulation test indicated the loss of endogenous insulin secretion. The patient satisfied the criteria for the diagnosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, she tested positive for serum anti-IA2 antibody even though the titer was low. We considered it worthwhile reporting this case, because very few cases of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus among Chinese people have been published.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Katsumata Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsumata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology; D007564:Japan; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D054562:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000276:immunology; D054635:Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D001786:Blood Glucose; C096322:ICA512 autoantibody; D007328:Insulin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C516862:PTPRN protein, human; D054562:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D054635:Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8