A rare case of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus accompanied by both acute pancreatitis and myocarditis - case report

Background Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus (FT1D) is a newly established subtype of type 1 diabetes. Its etiology has not been fully elucidated. Several cases with FT1D have exhibited pancreatitis or myocarditis. Case presentation We report a 31-year-old Japanese woman who showed upper abdominal...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC endocrine disorders 2020-08, Vol.20 (1), p.1-127, Article 127
Hauptverfasser: Egashira, Fujiko, Kawashima, Midori, Morikawa, Ai, Kosuda, Minami, Ishihara, Hisamitsu, Watanabe, Kentaro
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Zusammenfassung:Background Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus (FT1D) is a newly established subtype of type 1 diabetes. Its etiology has not been fully elucidated. Several cases with FT1D have exhibited pancreatitis or myocarditis. Case presentation We report a 31-year-old Japanese woman who showed upper abdominal pain and was admitted to a local hospital. She was initially diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on serum amylase elevation and swelling of the pancreas on computed tomography. Four days after admission, she developed diabetic ketoacidosis and was transferred to our hospital. Her symptoms and laboratory findings met the FT1D criteria. On the 3rd hospital day, electrocardiography (ECG) showed ST-segment elevation, and serum cardiac enzymes were markedly elevated. Because she exhibited late gadolinium enhancement in the apical wall on contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, she was diagnosed as acute myocarditis. Abnormal ECG findings and elevations of biomarkers associated with myocarditis showed improvement on the next day. Conclusions This is the first case of FT1D accompanied by both pancreatitis and myocarditis and suggests that the pathophysiology of FT1D is related to the common etiology of acute pancreatitis and myocarditis. Keywords: Fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus, Pancreatitis, Myocarditis, Case report
ISSN:1472-6823
1472-6823
DOI:10.1186/s12902-020-00607-3