Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes in adult

Adv Biomed Res. 2015 Aug 31:4:184. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.164008. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes has distinctive features like younger age at onset, presence of large intraductal calculi, aggressive course of the disease, and proneness for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic calculi are the hallmark for the diagnosis. We report a 32-year-old male patient, a known case of diabetes since 2 years, presented with recurrent pain abdomen, malabsorption, and neuropathic symptoms. The diagnosis was established on the basis of clinical examination, biochemical and radiological investigations. He was prescribed two doses of premix insulin and pancreatic enzyme supplements for relief of abdominal pain and steatorrhea.

Keywords: Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes; insulin; pancreatic diabetes.

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