Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy associated with congenital neuroblastoma: a case report

• Main Authors: Dejkhamron P., Unachak K., Thanarattanakorn P., Charoenkwan P., Tantiprabha W., Chotinaruemol S., Chaiwun B.
• Format: Case Reports
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3103
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The authors report a rare case of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) with congenital neuroblastoma without feature(s) of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. A term newborn with a birth weight of 3,900 g developed hypoglycemia one hour after birth and required up to 20 mg/kg/min of i...