The first series of cases of ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (flatbush diabetes) in Brazilian adults
SUMMARY Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (KPD) is an emerging form of diabetes mellitus characterized by unprovoked ketoacidosis, absence of autoimmunity and beta-cell dysfunction. The KPD may improve after initial glycemic compensation and evolve to exogenous insulin independence, most cases were obse...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2021-03-01
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972021000200231&tlng=en |