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Nesidioblastosis, myelodysplastic syndrome and nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis in an elderly nondiabetic woman: an autopsy report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10342345     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nesidioblastosis as the cause of hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in an adult is rare. We report here an additional case of nesidioblastosis, which resulted in fatal hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in a 72-year-old woman with an underlying myelodysplastic syndrome. The diagnosis of nesidioblastosis was established only after post-mortem examination with a careful exclusion of minute insulinoma. To our surprise, the renal pathology disclosed typical diabetic nodular glomerulosclerosis in the same patient who had no previous history of diabetes mellitus (DM). Nesidioblastosis has been reported to cause 'reversal' of Type 1 DM and insulinoma causing 'reversal' of Type 2 disease. We therefore hypothesize that our patient might have had an undiagnosed DM in the past, which resulted in the typical diabetic nodular glomerulosclerosis. The nesidioblastosis caused a 'reversal' of DM and even the ultimate development of hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia.
Authors:
S P Yeh; J S Wang; H Wu; M S Yu; E J Hsueh; Y C Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0742-3071     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabet. Med.     Publication Date:  1999 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-07-22     Completed Date:  1999-07-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8500858     Medline TA:  Diabet Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  437-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Autopsy
Diabetic Nephropathies / complications*,  pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / complications*,  pathology
Humans
Hyperinsulinism / complications*,  pathology
Insulin / analysis
Kidney / pathology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*,  pathology
Pancreatic Diseases / complications*,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
11061-68-0/Insulin

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