Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab 2007;51(1):125-130
Endogenous persistent hypoglicemia of adult: case report
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302007000100020
Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Endogenous hypoglycemia in adults is, in most cases, due to Insulinoma. Nesidioblastosis, a peculiar functional hyperinsulinemia from hypertrophic beta cells, has been described mainly in newborns. This article describes a 34-year-old patient who presented hyperinsulinemic endogenous hypoglycemia clinical and laboratorial situation (Fasting glycemia: 54 mg/dl / Reference Interval (RI): 60
Endogenous persistent hypoglicemia of adult: case report
Keywords: beta cells; Hiperinsulinemic; hypoglycemia; Nesidioblastosis