Changing the Treatment of Permanent Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus from Insulin to Glibenclamide in a 4-Month-Old Infant with KCNJ11 Activating Mutation

Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) is a rare type of diabetes and KCNJ11 gene activating mutation is one of its prevalent causes. We introduced a 4-month-old male infant with poor feeding, restlessness, tachypnea, hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and ketonemia. He was discharged with insu...

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Main Authors: Ilkhanipoor, Homa, Karamizadeh, Zohreh
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793492/