Unexplained Remission of Long Standing Severe Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: JAMES J. HINES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 August 1961Unexplained Remission of Long Standing Severe Diabetes MellitusJAMES J. HINES, M.D., DONALD L. KESSLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES J. HINES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD L. KESSLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-2-314 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRemission of long-standing diabetes mellitus is, to our knowledge, an oddity which has never been reported, although it is well known that many cases of acute or subacute hyperglycemia have remitted after the removal of an inciting cause. In the case presented, the diabetes mellitus which had been present for 21 years inexplicably disappeared and, at the time of this report, ten years later, has failed to return.CASE REPORTThe patient, a white housewife, aged 38, first came to us on January 8, 1950. She was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital complaining of chills, fever, and soreness and swelling...References1. HARWOOD R: Severe diabetes with remission: report of a case and review of the literature. New Engl. J. Med. 257: 257, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PECKKIRTLEYPECK FBWRFB: Complete remission of severe acute diabetes. Diabetes 7: 93, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. NEWBURGH LH: Control of the hyperglycemia of obese "diabetics" by weight reduction. Ann. Intern. Med. 17: 935, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar4. WILDER RM: Hyperthyroidism, myxedema and diabetes. Arch. Intern. Med. 38: 736, 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DUNCANSEMONSHOWARD LEJHJE: Adrenal medullary tumor (pheochromocytoma) and diabetes mellitus: disappearance of diabetes after removal of the tumor. Ann. Intern. Med. 20: 815, 1944. LinkGoogle Scholar6. SPRAGUEPRIESTLYDOCKERTY RGJTMD: Diabetes mellitus with other endocrine manifestations in a case of tumor of the adrenal cortex. J. Clin. Endocr. 3: 28, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. GITTLERZUCKEREISINGERSTOLLES RDGRN: Amelioration of diabetes mellitus by insulinoma. New Engl. J. Med. 258: 932, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. AUGUSTHIATT JTHH: Severe hypoglycemia secondary to a non-pancreatic fibrosarcoma with insulin activity. New Engl. J. Med. 258: 17, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. COLWELL AR: The relation of the hypophysis to diabetes mellitus. Medicine 6: 1, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. COLWELL AR: Observed course of diabetes mellitus and inferences concerning its origin and progress. Arch. Intern. Med. 70: 523, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. FAJANSCONN SSJW: An approach to the prediction of diabetes mellitus by modification of the glucose tolerance test with cortisone. Diabetes 3: 296, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, IllinoisReceived for publication May 5, 1960.From the Departments of Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James J. Hines, M.D., 104 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago 3, Ill. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEndocrine Metabolism IIIComparison of Gliclazide with Insulin as Initial Treatment Modality in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 DiabetesThe remission concept in type 1 diabetes and its significance in immune interventionThe Dietary Management of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in the Obese PatientTHE EFFECT OF SPONTANEOUS DIABETES MELLITUS ON FATTY ACID OXIDATION, 0-HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY AND RESPIRATORY COUPLING OF HEPATIC MITOCHONDRIA IN THE GUINEA-PIG (CAVIA PORCELLUS)Die Prognose des DiabetesKlinik des Diabetes mellitusGlucose-stimulated insulin secretion during ?remission? of juvenile diabetesRemission in DiabetesA CASE OF TRANSIENT DIABETES MELLITUS IN CONNECTION WITH ACUTE PANCREATITISJuvenile diabetes with long-standing remission 1 August 1961Volume 55, Issue 2Page: 314-316KeywordsDiabetes mellitusFeversHospital medicineHyperglycemiaHypoglycemicsInflammationInsulinOverweightThyroid Issue Published: 1 August 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...