Treatment of recurrent hypoglycemia with plasmapheresis and steroid in nondiabetic patient.
Transfus Apher Sci
; 48(1): 11-3, 2013 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-22854326
ABSTRACT
We recently encountered a 35-year old man who suffered from frequent hypoglycemia. His blood test revealed the presence of high and suppressed level of insulin with supressed C-peptide levels, hypothalamic-pituitary axis was normal response in hypoglycemia and negative for anti-insulin antibody. Endocrinological and imaging data eliminated the possibility of insulinoma. His symptoms responded well to the therapy of prednisolone (60 mg/day) and plasmapheresis. We followed up the patient over the subsequent 6 months without remarkable lesions. He has had no further recurrences of hypoglycemia. We believe that the antiinsulin receptor antibody might have induced hypoglycemia in this patient.
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Assunto principal:
Prednisolona
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Plasmaferese
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Hipoglicemia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article