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Abstract
Introduction
Mellitus diabetes is an endocrine trouble characterized by chronic high glycemia caused by a relative or absolute insulin deficiency. It is a public health problem because of its frequency associated with high morbi-mortality. The objective of this research was to determine the frequency of mellitus diabetes in under 15-year-old patients in Butembo Town.
Method
it was a cross-sectional descriptive study realized at the University Clinics of Graben from January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2021.
Results
Between 2017 and 2021, 3,681 children and adolescents were hospitalized at the University Clinics of the Graben Pediatrics Department. Out of them, 49 were diagnosed with mellitus diabetes, which indicates a prevalence of 1.331 %. The majority of patients were males, with high frequencies observed between the ages of 2 to 12 years. Common complaints included coma, polyurea-polydipsia, vision troubles, fever, weight loss, and growth retardation. Complications in infants and adolescents with diabetes included retinopathies, neuropathies, coma, infection, and ketoacidosis. The patients were admitted with extreme glycemia, with many suffering from hypoglycemia. Forty-three out of the 49 patients received insulin, and five of them died.
Conclusion
Mellitus diabetes in young remains a health problem in Butembo. Effective healthcare must include medical professionals, the population, and the state.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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