Open AccessInsulinoma Causing Prolonged Hypoglycaemic Coma
Author(s) -
Prabhat Kumar,
Abha Chauhan,
Juhi Dixit,
Jyotsana,
Harish Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19433.8245
Subject(s) - insulinoma , medicine , hypoglycemia , coma (optics) , incidence (geometry) , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , pediatrics , endocrine system , resection , insulin , hormone , physics , optics
Insulinoma is a rare pancreatic endocrine tumour with an incidence of four cases per million per year. A recurrent episode of fasting hypoglycaemia is the most common manifestation of these tumours. Diagnosis is often delayed due to varied presentation but once diagnosed, prognosis is often good after surgical resection of the lesion. Severe hypoglycaemia in insulinoma causing coma and death is rare. We report a case of hypoglycaemic coma secondary to an insulinoma in an elderly man which proved fatal.