Hepatomegaly and elevated aminotransferases in a patient with poorly regulated diabetes

Autor: lea duvnjak, Virović, L., Tomašić, V., Baličević, D., Smirčić-Duvnjak, L.
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
Acta clinica Croatica
Volume 43
Issue 2
ISSN: 0353-9466
1333-9451
Popis: Elevated liver function tests, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and hepatomegaly occurring in a diabetic patient treated with high doses of insulin may point to the presence of pathologic glycogen accumulation in the liver parenchymal cells. The condition was first described in children, however, studies performed in adults have shown a condition that is similar in many aspects. A case is presented of a 41-year-old female diabetic patient with abnormal liver tests and hepatomegaly. Abdominal ultrasound confirmed liver enlargement without any signs of fatty liver. Liver biopsy revealed a picture compatible with glycogenosis. As excessive hepatic glycogen deposition occurred at an adult age and without a related family history, while the patient presented with normal mental and motor development, the diagnoses of Mauriac syndrome and hereditary were ruled out. The condition was attributed to insulin hyperdosage. The patient was recommended improved glycemic control, more appropriate diet and physical exercise. On follow-up visit 3 months of discharge from the hospital, significant hepatomegaly regression was demonstrated by palpation and ultrasonography, and was accompanied by normalization of serum aminotransferases, blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin. Elevated serum aminotransferases and alkaline phosphatase with hepatomegaly as a consequence of hepatocellular glycogen accumulation can occur in diabetic patients of any age who are treated with high doses of insulin, and should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis.
Pojava povišenih jetrenih enzima, bolova u desnom gornjem abdominalnom kvadrantu i hepatomegalije u bolesnika sa šećernom bolešću liječenih visokim dozama inzulina može ukazivati na patološko nakupljanje glikogena u stanicama jetrenog parenhima. Ovo je stanje prvotno opisano u djece, a kasnije studije provedene na odraslima pokazale su jednaku kliničku sliku. Prikazan je slučaj 41-godišnje žene oboljele od šećerne bolesti s poremećenim jetrenim nalazima i hepatomegalijom, kod koje je ultrazvuk potvrdio povećanje jetre bez znakova steatoze, a biopsijom je postavljena dijagnoza glikogenoze. S obzirom na to da je izrazito nakupljanje glikogena u ovom slučaju nastupilo u odrasloj dobi, bez pozitivne obiteljske anamneze, a bolesnica je imala uredan psihički i tjelesni razvoj, iz diferencijalne dijagnoze se je mogao isključiti Mauriacov sindrom i nasljedna glikogenoza. Uzrok ovoga stanja u ove bolesnice bilo je liječenje osnovne bolesti visokim dozama inzulina. Stoga joj je preporučena poboljšana kontrola glikemije praćena ispravnom dijetom i tjelesnom aktivnošću. Na kontrolnom pregledu nakon tri mjeseca došlo je do regresije hepatomegalije potvrđene palpacijom i ultrazvukom, te do normaliziranja serumskih aminotransferaza, glukoze u krvi i glikoziliranog hemoglobina. Povišene aminotransferaze i alkalna fosfataza uz hepatomegaliju mogu se naći kod bolesnika dijabetičara liječenih visokim dozama inzulina, kao posljedica nakupljanja glikogena u jetrenim stanicama, pa ovo stanje treba uključiti u diferencijalnu dijagnozu.
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