The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2003 , Vol 45 , Num 1
Early onset of diabetic nephropathy in a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Çukurova, University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

Department of Endocrinology, Çukurova, University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

Department of Pathology, Çukurova, University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

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.
Keywords : diabetic nephropathy type 1 diabetes mellitus children
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