title: Berardinelli Seip syndrome with insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus and stroke in an infant.
abstract: Berardinelli Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by severe generalized lipodystrophy, insulin resistance, and dyslipedemia since infancy, and onset of overt diabetes mellitus in adolescence. Here we report a 5-month-old infant with clinical and metabolic manifestations of Berardinelli Seip syndrome including overt diabetes mellitus and stroke, which are very rare at this age.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Indumathi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Vageesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ayyar