Fibrocalculous pancreatopathy (FCPP) is a secondary form of diabetes mellitus of unresolved etiology[1] that has historically been considered an issue specific to the impoverished agricultural tropics of India, but also occurs in the countries of Bangladesh, China, and Ethiopia.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yajnik C, Shelgikar KM (June 1993). "Fibrocalculous Pancreatic Diabetes in Pune, India: Clinical features and follow-up for 7 years" (PDF). Diabetes Care. 16 (6): 916–921. doi:10.2337/diacare.16.6.916. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Rao RH, Yajnik C (September 1996). "Malnutrition and diabetes in the tropics" (PDF). Diabetes Care. 19 (9): 1014–1017. doi:10.2337/diacare.19.9.1014.
Further reading
edit- 1999 WHO Consultation Members (1999). "Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications" (PDF). WHO Consultation. 31 (3). Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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