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SUBMITTER: Nielsen-Saines K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902688 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nielsen-Saines Karin K Li Erica E Olivera Adriana Martinez AM Martin-Blais Rachel R Bulut Yonca Y
Frontiers in pediatrics 20210210
During the COVID pandemic, a surge in pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) cases appears to be occurring, potentially due to the presence of autoantibody-induced immune dysregulation triggered by COVID-19. We describe one such case in a previously healthy 7-year-old with asymptomatic COVID-19 presenting with a high nasopharyngeal SARS CoV-2 virus load, detectable COVID-19 IgG antibodies, diabetic keto-acidosis and islet cell autoantibodies. COVID-19 is not a trivial disease in children and ...[more]