Open AccessAutoimmune insulin syndrome as a cause of hypoglycemic conditions
Author(s) -
Г. А. Мельниченко,
В. В. Фадеев
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl199743448-51
Subject(s) - hyperinsulinemia , autoantibody , insulin , medicine , titer , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , autoimmune disease , immunology , antibody , insulin resistance , disease
Autoimmune insulin syndrome (AIS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a combination of recurring hypoglycemic states of varying severity with severe hyperinsulinemia and a high titer of autoantibodies to insulin in the absence of a history of exogenous administration of insulin [7, 21, 26, 46).