Abstract
This is a report of a 20-year-old man with diabetes mellitus developing a month after chicken pox. Thirst, loss of appetite, and weight reduction appeared approximately one month after the chicken pox was cured. Three months later, elevations in serum antibody titer against chicken pox, fasting blood glucose (304 mg/dl), hemoglobin A1 (14.9%) and hemoglobin A1c (11.6%) were observed. A 75 g glucose tolerance test showed a typical pattern for diabetes mellitus with low levels of immunoreactive insulin.
Human leucocyte antigen haplotypes wer Bw 54-DR 4 and MT 3, which are frequently found in patients with diabetes in this country. Antibody for islet cell surface was not detected.
Strict diet therapy improved the patient's fasting blood sugar levels and insulin secretion within three months.
