Congenital hyperinsulinism-A case of mild hypoglycemia in an adult, detected by family testing

Felicia Baleanu; Georgiana Taujan; Mihaela Rosu; Olga Kosmopoulou; Blerta Ioanna Papadopoulou; Emese Boros; Laura Iconaru

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6636

Congenital hyperinsulinism-A case of mild hypoglycemia in an adult, detected by family testing

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Dec 8;10(12):e6636. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6636. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Felicia Baleanu¹, Georgiana Taujan¹, Mihaela Rosu¹, Olga Kosmopoulou¹, Blerta Ioanna Papadopoulou¹, Emese Boros², Laura Iconaru¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology, CHU Brugmann Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium.
² Paediatric Endocrinology Unit Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium.

Abstract

Symptoms of mild hypoglycemia are easily overlooked especially when there are no complaints from the patients, but it could be a warning sign of an underlying genetic disease. Genetic testing for the entire family is a key step in neonatal hypoglycemia workup.

Keywords: diabetes; genetic hyperinsulinism; hypoglycemia.

Publication types

Case Reports