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Abstract
The possibility that under certain circumstances viral infections may be diabetogenic is once again a live issue. Investigators have induced a diabetes-like condition in animals, and interstitial, cell-mediated pancreatitis has been shown to be a consistent finding in congenital rubella. The ensuing diabetes appears to result from necrobiosis and/or mitotic inhibition of the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.