Newly-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus precipitated by COVID-19 in an 8-month-old infant

Ashraf T Soliman; Mohamed Al-Amri; Khaled Alleethy; Nada Alaaraj; Noor Hamed; Vincenzo De Sanctis

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i3.10074

Newly-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus precipitated by COVID-19 in an 8-month-old infant

Acta Biomed. 2020 Jul 13;91(3):ahead of print. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3.10074.

Authors

Ashraf T Soliman¹, Mohamed Al-Amri¹, Khaled Alleethy¹, Nada Alaaraj¹, Noor Hamed¹, Vincenzo De Sanctis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. [email protected].
² Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara. [email protected].

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is rare in infants and toddlers and is usually associated with a relatively high mortality when complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). In infants, the classical symptoms of DKA are atypical and therefore many infants with DKA are mistreated for infections. We report a case of DKA precipitated by COVID-19 in an 8-month-old infant with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. This case is reported in view of its rarity and originality. The relation between T1DM and COVID19 infection is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
Biomarkers / blood
Blood Glucose / metabolism
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / blood
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / drug therapy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / etiology*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Infant
Insulin Detemir / therapeutic use
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Biomarkers
Blood Glucose
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin Detemir