Absence of diabetic retinopathy in a patient who has had diabetes mellitus for 69 years, and inadequate glycemic control : case presentation

dc.creatorEsteves, Jorge Freitas
dc.creatorRosa, Carolina Maurente da
dc.creatorKramer, Caroline Kaercher
dc.creatorOsowski, Luiz Eduardo
dc.creatorMilano, Stéfano Blessmann
dc.creatorCanani, Luis Henrique Santos
dc.date2010-06-25T04:18:48Z
dc.date2009
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10183/24134
dc.identifier000740365
dc.descriptionThe main risk factors for the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) are chronic hyperglycemia, disease duration and systemic blood pressure. So far chronic hyperglycemia is the strongest evidence concerning the risk of developing DR. However there are some patients with poor metabolic control who never develop this diabetic complication. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed 69 years ago. The patient is 73 years old, with no evidence of DR, despite poor glycemic control and several risk factors for DR. This case suggests the presence of a possible protection factor, which could be genetic.
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dc.languageeng
dc.relationDiabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. [Rio de Janeiro]. Vol. 1, no. 13 (Oct. 2009), 5 p.
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectRetinopatia diabética
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectHiperglicemia
dc.subjectFatores de risco
dc.subjectComplicações do diabetes
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitus tipo 1
dc.titleAbsence of diabetic retinopathy in a patient who has had diabetes mellitus for 69 years, and inadequate glycemic control : case presentation
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
dc.typeNacional


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