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Bilateral chorea–ballism and diabetic ketoacidosis as the initial presentation of a case with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness

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Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness (MIDD) is a rare diabetic syndrome mainly caused by mitochondrial A3243[G point mutation. Common clinical manifestations include diabetes mellitus (DM), deafness, short stature, ophthalmic disease,… Click to show full abstract

Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness (MIDD) is a rare diabetic syndrome mainly caused by mitochondrial A3243[G point mutation. Common clinical manifestations include diabetes mellitus (DM), deafness, short stature, ophthalmic disease, myopathy, cardiac disorders, renal disease and gastrointestinal disease. We report a case of MIDD with unusual initial presentation of bilateral chorea– ballism and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Keywords: maternally inherited; bilateral chorea; diabetes deafness; chorea ballism; inherited diabetes; initial presentation

Journal Title: Acta Diabetologica
Year Published: 2017

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