[Recurrent hypoglycemia with elevated insulin levels in a 75-year-old man]
Autor: | K C, Grotemeyer, V, Zimmer, B, Friesenhahn-Ochs, F, Lammert |
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Jazyk: | němčina |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Zdroj: | Der Internist. 54(6) |
ISSN: | 1432-1289 |
Popis: | Hirata syndrome is a rare differential diagnosis for recurrent hypoglycemia. This immune-mediated disease is associated with the formation of autoantibodies targeting insulin. Although the syndrome resolves spontaneously in the majority of patients, our case illustrates that individual patients require continuous immunosuppressive therapy. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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