Late-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: a teachable moment

Authors

  • Isabel Borges Centro Clínico Materno Pediátrico Zulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6111-7398
  • Roberto Añez Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Madrid, España
  • Mervin Chavez-Castillo Centro de Investigaciones Endocrino-Metabólicas Dr. Félix Gómez. Universidad de Zulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela
  • Juan Salazar Centro de Investigaciones Endocrino-Metabólicas Dr. Félix Gómez. Universidad de Zulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17081/innosa.93

Keywords:

diabetes, adults, autoimmunity, diagnosis, insulin therapy

Abstract

Adult-onset autoimmune diabetes (AOAD) is clinical form of diabetes with a wide spectrum of genotypical and phenotypical manifestations, which has risen in prominence in recent decades, probably due to greater interest in its pathogenic mechanisms, and increased identification of autoimmune markers. The clinical presentation may vary from type 1 diabetes mellitus to latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, which although clearly distinct from a theoretical viewpoint, may pose various clinical pitfalls in practice. We present the case of a patient with AOAD which featured several diagnostic challenges during follow-up.

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2020-10-09

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Borges I, Añez R, Chavez-Castillo M, Salazar J. Late-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: a teachable moment. Ciencia e Innovación en Salud [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 9 [cited 2026 Apr. 25];. Available from: https://revistas.unisimon.edu.co/index.php/innovacionsalud/article/view/4469

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