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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2025; 13(5): 95879
Published online Feb 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i5.95879
Importance of etiologies of secondary diabetes: How often do we think off in clinical practice?
Kotha Sugunakar Reddy, Arvind Kumar Morya, Archana Gaur, Sakthivadivel Varatharajan
Kotha Sugunakar Reddy, Sakthivadivel Varatharajan, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 508126, Telangana, India
Arvind Kumar Morya, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 508126, Telangana, India
Archana Gaur, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 508126, Telangana, India
Author contributions: Morya AK and Varatharajan S designed the study; Reddy KS wrote the manuscript; Gaur A and Morya AK edited it and finally submitted by Morya AK.
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Corresponding author: Arvind Kumar Morya, MS, MNAMS Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibi Nagar, Hyderabad 508126, Telangana, India. bulbul.morya@gmail.com
Received: April 21, 2024
Revised: October 10, 2024
Accepted: November 4, 2024
Published online: February 16, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The pathophysiology behind the origin of secondary diabetes mellitus (DM) is quite intricating. It is seen in many syndromes, drug-induced and commonly prevalent viral-infections. To know the etiology of secondary DM is of paramount importance for its proper management.