APPARENT REMISSION OF A SEVERE DIABETIC ON DEVELOPING THE KIMMELSTIEL-WILSON SYNDROME
Authors: F E HATCH, A E PARRISH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 March 1961APPARENT REMISSION OF A SEVERE DIABETIC ON DEVELOPING THE KIMMELSTIEL-WILSON SYNDROMEFRED E. HATCH JR., M.D., ALVIN E. PARRISH, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRED E. HATCH JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALVIN E. PARRISH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-3-544 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe amelioration of diabetes in some patients upon the development of the Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome has been well documented.1 That this is not specific for the Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion alone but is more characteristically seen in diabetics who develop a wide variety of renal lesions has also been commented upon.2 This is a report of an interesting and unusual patient with severe diabetes of 15 years' duration who went into an apparently complete remission on developing the clinical picture of diabetic glomerulosclerosis.CASE REPORTA 52-year-old Negro female was admitted to District of Columbia General Hospital for the first time in 1948...Bibliography1. ZubrodEversoleDana CGSLGW: Amelioration of diabetes and striking rarity of acidosis in patients with Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesions. New Engl. J. Med. 245: 518, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RunyanHurwitzRobbins JWDSL: Effect of Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome on insulin requirements in diabetes. New Engl. J. Med. 252: 388, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WilsonRootMarble JLHFA: Diabetic nephropathy, a clinical syndrome. New Engl. J. Med. 245: 513, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. EpsteinZupa FHVJ: Clinical correlates of the Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion. New Engl. J. Med. 254: 896, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Rifkin H: The Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome: clinical aspects. J. Mount Sinai Hosp. 23: 674, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication November 16, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, District of Columbia General Hospital Division, The George Washington University, Washington, D. C.†Supported by the Washington Heart Association.‡Fellow in Medicine, The George Washington University.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Alvin E. Parrish, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, 1339 H Street, N.W., Washington 5, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCarbohydrates and LipidsCarbohydrates and LipidsHypoglycemia Associated with Renal FailureGlycaemic control in diabetic nephropathy.Diabetes Mellitus in Advanced AgeHyperlipidämie bei Erkrankungen der NiereDiabetes und NierenKlinik des Diabetes mellitusRemission in DiabetesEffect of Renal Disease on Renal Uptake and Excretion of Insulin in ManNiere bei EndokrinopathienDiabetes and Renal DiseaseAbnormal carbohydrate metabolism in renal failureRenal Disease In Diabetes MellitusDiabetes and Vascular DegenerationAbnormal Carbohydrate Metabolism in Renal Disease Blood Glucose Unresponsiveness to Hypoglycemia, Epinephrine, and GlucagonBURTON D. COHEN, M.D.Diabetic glomerulosclerosis 1 March 1961Volume 54, Issue 3Page: 544-549KeywordsEdemaHeartHospital medicineHospitalsHypertensionIngestionInsulinLesionsPneumonitisProteinuria Issue Published: 1 March 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...