It is known that the frequency of Type 1 diabetes mellitus, which is the most common endocrinological and metabolic disease in childhood, increases especially in children under 5 years of age. Diabetic ketoacidosis is more likely to be the first application in young children. We present a two-year-old girl who was diagnosed as Type 1 diabetes mellitus while being examined for persistent diaper dermatitis and candidiasis. We tried to emphasize that our case may present without the symptoms of classical diabetes, and may be an underlying systemic disease such as diabetes in the widespread involvement of vulva and vagina in girls.
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