Absence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Patient who has had Diabetes Mellitus for 69 Years, and Inadequate Glycemic Control: Case Report
Presented by:
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome / Jorge Esteves, Carolina Maurente da Rosa, Caroline Kaercher Kramer, Luiz Eduardo Osowski, Stefano Milano and Luis Henrique Canani
Summary points:
This case follows a 73-year-old woman, with type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnosed at age 4, who has used insulin since diagnosis. Physical examination and laboratory tests are described; images provided. The authors discuss the possibility of a locally protective, possibly genetic factor that could enable a better understanding of the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy.
Absence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Patient who has had Diabetes Mellitus for 69 Years, and Inadequate Glycemic Control: Case Report
