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3117513

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Three cases of factitious (self-induced) hypoglycaemia, brought about by regular intake of sulphonylurea preparations, seen in the span of three years are reported. The clinical picture was similar to that caused by an insulinoma. One patient was a 31-year-old male nurse, another a 17-year-old girl whose mother was a diabetic, the third a 60-year-old female diabetic. The correct diagnosis of factitious hypoglycemia was made only after demonstrating glibenclamide in serum and urine. Factitious hypoglycemia can be differentiated from fasting hypoglycemia caused by hyperinsulinaemia by a lowered C-peptide level after injection of insulin. When sulphonylurea preparations are taken, the only way of distinguishing factitious hypoglycemia from insulinoma is by determining the drug in serum and urine. The cases reported in the literature are almost all in medical personnel, diabetics or members of their family.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0012-0472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1575-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[Factitious hypoglycemia caused by taking a sulfonylurea drug].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Gastroenterologie und Endokrinologie der Universität Göttingen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports