Varied presentation of hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia
Hypoglycaemia is a fairly common clinical entity, mainly due to its high prevalence as a complication of therapy for diabetes. Spontaneous hypoglycemia with unsuppressed plasma insulin is a relatively uncommon endocrine disorder. We are reporting three cases of hyperinslinemic hypoglycaemia due to i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 2012-02, Vol.1 (1), p.43-45 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Hypoglycaemia is a fairly common clinical entity, mainly due to its high prevalence as a complication of therapy for diabetes. Spontaneous hypoglycemia with unsuppressed plasma insulin is a relatively uncommon endocrine disorder. We are reporting three cases of hyperinslinemic hypoglycaemia due to insulinomas which include insulinoma present- ing as seizures and abnormal behaviour in an adolescent boy, insulinoma presenting in the postpartum period and insulinoma developing in a woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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ISSN: | 2277-5706 2277-8357 |
DOI: | 10.15380/2277-5706.JCSR.12.009 |