Steroid-Refractory Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome Treated With Rituximab and Continuous Glucose Monitoring

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العنوان: Steroid-Refractory Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome Treated With Rituximab and Continuous Glucose Monitoring
المؤلفون: Monika Goyal, Chandar M Batra, Kiran G. Kumar
المصدر: Cureus
بيانات النشر: Cureus, Inc., 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Blood sugar, Octreotide, insulin autoantibodies, Hypoglycemia, medicine.disease_cause, Gastroenterology, Allergy/Immunology, rituximab, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Internal Medicine, medicine, Euthyroid, Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, very high insulin and c -peptide levels, systemic steroids, business.industry, spontaneous hypoglycemic attacks, Insulin, Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism, General Engineering, medicine.disease, Prednisolone, hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, business, medicine.drug
الوصف: A 67-year-old female presented with severe hypoglycemia with a blood glucose of 34 mg/dl five hours after having dinner. She did not have diabetes and had no access to oral hypoglycemic agents, insulin, or any other drug known to cause hypoglycemia. She was a known case of primary hypothyroidism euthyroid on treatment. The physical examination was unremarkable. Her liver, renal functions, thyroid, and adrenal functions were normal. At a blood sugar level of 23 mg/dl, her serum insulin was 24,000 uU/ml (normal
تدمد: 2168-8184
الوصول الحر: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::46da2ecb1fe4f9b318a9fa38204923dfTest
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16513Test
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....46da2ecb1fe4f9b318a9fa38204923df
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE