1969～1971年尼日利亚东部发生传染性肝炎流行,作者所见的100例中,9例于传染性肝炎后数周至数月发生了糖尿病。患者的临床表现均很典型:显著消瘦、脱水伴烦渴及多尿、尿糖阳性、空腹血糖升高,有些病例伴有酮症。患者均需胰岛素治疗,然后 Between 1969 and 1971, a contagious hepatitis epidemic occurred in eastern Nigeria. Of the 100 cases seen by the authors, nine developed diabetes mellitus several weeks to months after infectious hepatitis. The patient’s clinical manifestations are typical: significant weight loss, dehydration with polydipsia and polyuria, positive urine, fasting blood glucose, some cases accompanied by ketosis. Patients are required insulin treatment, then