Onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus in a patient with infectious mononucleosis

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a polygenous multifactor disease that may be triggered by a viral infection that causes death of beta-cells by at least two mechanisms,virus-mediated autoimmunity and direct cell injury. A case of DM1 following infectious mononucleosis is described to illustrate the necessi...

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Main Authors: Elena Alexandrovna Kharlashina, Olga Sergeevna Shapoval'yants, Elena Vladimirovna Pekareva, Tatiana Vasil'evna Nikonova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2010-03-01
Series:Сахарный диабет
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Online Access:https://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/6028