DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.04.06.dc05-2542 © 2006 by the American Diabetes Association
Recurrence of Diabetes After Diarrhea-Associated Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeDepartment of Pediatric Diabetes and Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium Address correspondence to Kristina Casteels, Department of Pediatric Diabetes, Pediatrics, UZ Gashuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: kristina.casteels@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
We read with interest the article by Suri et al. (1). In this article, we find a systematic review and meta-analysis of articles assessing diabetes during diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS). The 21 included studies describe 49 children who developed diabetes during acute D+HUS. Long-term outcome was reported for 44 of 49 children: 13 of 34 survivors were left with persistent diabetes requiring insulin; 11 had persistent diabetes from the outset,
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