Yukina M, Solodovnikova E, Popov S, Zakharova V, Utkina M, Petrov V, Troshina E, Mokrysheva N. Clinical Case Report of Non-Diabetic Hypoglycemia Due to a Combination of Germline Mutations in the
MEN1 and
ABCC8 Genes.
Genes (Basel) 2023;
14:1952. [PMID:
37895301 PMCID:
PMC10606354 DOI:
10.3390/genes14101952]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Non-diabetic hypoglycemia (NDH) is a collective term including the multiple causes of hypoglycemic syndrome not due to diabetes mellitus. NDH may result from insulinoma, IGF-2-omas, hypocorticism, Hirata's disease, genital disorders of glucose metabolism, etc. One of the most common causes of NDH faced by an endocrinologist is insulinoma, which in turn can be part of the hereditary syndrome of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). Congenital disorders of glucose metabolism in adult patients, on the contrary, are diagnosed extremely rarely, since they usually manifest in childhood. This article presents a unique clinical case of a patient with NDH and genetically verified MEN1 in combination with congenital hyperinsulinism due to an ABCC8 gene mutation.
CASE REPORT
A 43-year-old patient with hypoglycemic symptoms from childhood is presented, in whom multiple pancreatic tumors and fluctuations in glycemia from 38.7 mg/dL to 329.7 mg/dL (2.15 to 18.3 mmol/L) were detected in adulthood, but a mild course of hypoglycemic syndrome was noted. Numerous examinations that were performed to establish an accurate diagnosis are described, signs that served as a reason for expanding the complex of studies are indicated, possible pathogenetic mechanisms of the mild course of hypoglycemic syndrome and hyperglycemic conditions are discussed.
CONCLUSION
This case report is original and highlights that we must always remain intolerant of the inexplicable. Conducting an extended gene study can help perform a correct diagnosis in complex cases.
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