Mauriac Syndrome in a 35 Year Old Woman With Type One Diabetes Mellitus
Ferdane Sapmaz *
Department of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sebahat Başyiğit
Department of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ismail Hakki Kalkan
Department of Gastroenterology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
Sefa Güliter
Department of Gastroenterology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
Işilay Kalan Sari
Department of Endocrinology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Mauriac syndrome is a rare complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by hepatomegaly, growth delay and the presence of elevated transaminases and serum lipids. Mauriac syndrome occurs in males and females equally, and is most common in adolescence, although there are reports in children as young as toddlers and in adults.
Here in we report a 35 year old type 1 diabetic patient was admitted to our clinic with elevated transaminases and hepatomegaly and diagnosed with Mauriac Syndrome.
Keywords: Mauriac syndrome, adult, type 1 diabetes mellitus, hepatomegaly