Persistent hypoglycemia in congenital syphilis: hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with a focal pancreatic lesion
In this article, we present a neonate with severe early congenital syphilis and focal pancreatic lesions with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia unresponsive to diazoxide. Although hypoglycemia can be seen in congenital syphilis and has been reported before, hypoglycemia associated with hyperinsulinism is very rare; only a few patients have been presented, and a focal pancreatic lesion has not been previously reported. The pathology is unknown, but pancreatitis may cause this entity.
Authors
- İpek Güney Varal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-066X)
- Ayşe Ören (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-4244)
- Eren Çağan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5640-9196)
- Gaffari Tunç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3948)
- Yasemin Denkboy Öngen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-4260)
- Mehmet Akyar
Institutions
- Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- S.B.Ü. Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2024-0365
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33