All issues > Volume 26(3); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):285-289. Published online March 31, 1983.

Three Cases of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Children.

Tae Hoon Lee¹, Sang Chul Park¹, Chang Hwi Kim¹, Sang Man Shin¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Soon Chun Hyang College, School of Medicine，Korea

Abstract

We experienced three cases of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which revealed fullfilling- all characteristics of clinical 技 laboratory finding during recent 3 years. Two diabetic children among three patients had developed diabetic ketoacidosis. The one of the two cases, 14 aged girl complained of dyspnea & severe emaciation. The another case, 11 year and 2 month-old boy who had cataract complained of severe epigastric pain, intermittent vomiting and dyspnea. The last case among three diabetic children, 3 year and 8 month aged girl had chief complaints of polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia and weight loss. Two cases among three patients were treated successfully, but one case was not controlled completely due to incooperation. A brief review of related literatures was also presented.

Keywords :Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Diabetic ketoacidosis.