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Mass Isolation and In Vitro Cultivation of Intramolluscan Stages of the Human Blood Fluke Schistosoma Mansoni
Published on: January 14, 2018
[Flatbush diabetes and schistosomiasis]
Huma Ahmed1, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen2,3, Marie Helleberg2,3,4
1Afdeling for Diabetesbehandling, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen.
Abstract:
In this case report, a 36-year-old Eritrean man presented with polyuria, polydipsia, fatigue and 5 kg weight loss. HbA1c was 97 mmol/mol, proinsulin C-peptide 266 and glucose 19.2 mmol/l without ketoacidosis. Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed, and insulin was initiated. Abdominal CT showed splenomegaly, cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Liver biopsy and positive serology and PCR confirmed schistosomiasis. After three months, glycaemia normalised without insulin, C-peptide increased and autoantibodies were negative. The diagnosis was revised to type 2 diabetes/flatbush diabetes.
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