Diabetic retinopathy with normal glucose tolerance.
AUTOR(ES)
Harrower, A D
RESUMO
A case is reported of a patient with typical diabetic retinopathy, but with normal glucose tolerance. Previously reported cases are reviewed and it is concluded that in such patients the diabetes is probably latent, the retinopathy being discovered during a period of natural or induced remission.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1017525Documentos Relacionados
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