Graves' Disease and Diabetes Mellitus

  • M. Suttan Assin Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Jusuf Rukman Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Jose R. L. Batubara Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Purnama Wati S. P. Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi32.11-12.1992.327-31
Keywords: Graves' disease; diabetes mellitus; thyroid hormones

Abstract

Thyroid hormones play an important role in the metabolic propesses. Its disturbances will involve several organs, consequently. A 5 year old girl with Graves' diseases, after several weeks of treatment with propylthiouracil (PTV), developed thyrotoxicosis crisis and diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis; a condition which is usually fatal. Treatment toward the hyperthyroid state overcome the diabetic stage, eventually.

This report is an example of an endocrinological interaction in a hyperthyroid patient. Therefore, the diabetogenic effect of hyperthyroxinemia should not be overlooked.

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2019-01-30
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Assin M, Rukman J, Batubara J, S. P. P. Graves’ Disease and Diabetes Mellitus. PI [Internet]. 30Jan.2019 [cited 23Nov.2024];32(11-12):327-1. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2125
Issue
Vol 32 No 11-12 (1992): November - December 1992
Section
Case Report

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