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Sporadic Insulinoma as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Hypoglycemia in Children.

Hedyeh SaneifardAhmad Khaleghnejad TabariMaryam Kazemi AghdamMohadese Musavi KhorshidiAli Sheikhy
Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2017)
Insulinoma is a rare pancreatic tumor in children and adolescents. As a result of insulin hypersecretion, signs and symptoms are more commonly consequences of the pathophysiologic responses to hypoglycemia. According to rarity of this tumor in children and nonspecificity of clinical presentations, diagnosis of insulinoma in this group of patients is usually delayed. Early diagnosis is very important for preventing neurologic damage. In this case report, we present the case of a 10-year-old boy with signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and final diagnosis of insulinoma.
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