Abstract:A 54-year-old male patient with unexplained weight loss
Unfortunately, a common form of autoimmune diabetes in adults remains ill-recognized in daily clinical practice. This articles describes a case of a 54-year-old male patient with a recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, who was referred to the internal medicine service with unexplained weight loss. Thorough analysis led to the diagnosis of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). Remarkably, unexplained weight loss and a moderate response t… Show more
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