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László Madácsy, MD
Department of Pediatrics Postgraduate Medical School H-3501, Miskolc Hungary

Am J Dis Child. 1987;141(3):244-245.

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Sir.—Regarding the recent article by Buckingham et al,¹ I would like to report our findings on the same subject.^2-4

We investigated 55 insulin-dependent children and adolescents whose diabetes became clinically apparent before the age of 14 years. Their ages ranged from 5 to 18 years (mean [ ± SEM], 13.3 ± 5.1 years) and the duration of diabetes ranged from one to ten years (mean [±SEM], 4.5 ±2.6 years). Joint contractures were classified in three stages, according to Grgic et al,⁵ and respiratory function data were measured by constant whole-body plethysmography. Signs of retinal microangiopathy were evaluated by fluorescein angiography.

Limited joint mobility (LJM) was detected in 24 (43%) of 55 patients. Among children with a longer duration of diabetes (more than five years), 15 of 25 patients had LJM, and ten of these 15 patients also had retinal microangiopathy. Limited joint mobility, impaired respiratory function, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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