RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bilateral cataracts and insulin oedema in a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2012008235
DO 10.1136/bcr-2012-008235
VO 2013
A1 Goturu, Aruna
A1 Jain, Neemisha
A1 Lewis, Ivor
YR 2013
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2012-008235.abstract
AB We describe a teenage type 1 diabetic girl with painless pedal oedema and bilateral cataracts. She developed oedema after commencement of intensive insulin therapy and achievement of excellent glycaemic control. In addition, she was also found to have bilateral subcapsular cataracts. The oedema subsided spontaneously and she underwent surgical treatment for the cataracts. Insulin oedema is a rare complication of insulin therapy. To our knowledge, co-occurrence of these two complications in a young diabetic patient has not been described before in the English language medical literature.