Nam. Aljurayyan et al., PERSISTENT NEONATAL DIABETES-MELLITUS AND PRIMARY CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM - A HITHERTO UNKNOWN ASSOCIATION, Medical science research, 24(3), 1996, pp. 215-216
We describe a 4-year-old boy who has persistent neonatal insulin depen
dent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with a documented decrease in endogenous
insulin secretory capacity. He also has athyreotic primary congenital
hypothyroidism. To our knowledge such an association has never been r
eported before. A brief review of the literature on the subject is pre
sented.