A novel treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia induced by insulin antibodies with alkali administration: a case report

Abstract Background Insulin autoimmune syndrome is a rare cause of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia characterized by autoantibodies to human insulin without previous insulin use. We report a case of a patient with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia possibly caused by insulin antibodies induced by insulin an...

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Main Authors: Seiji Kobayashi, Houichi Amano, Yoshindo Kawaguchi, Takashi Yokoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-1989-8