Factitious hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetic patients - 29/04/23
Hypoglycémies factices chez les patients diabétiques traités par insuline
, Manuela Lotierzo c, d, 1, Guilhem Conquet c, Quentin Verani a, Caroline Aguilhon a, Isabelle Raingeard a, Jean-Paul Cristol c, d, Eric Renard a, e, fAbstract |
Factitious hypoglycemia is a factitious disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), referring to intentionally covertly induced hypoglycemia, with potentially severe consequences. Knowledge of factitious hypoglycemia relies on case reports, and evidence-based information and guidelines are lacking. Diagnosing factitious hypoglycemia in insulin-treated diabetic persons is therefore challenging and often requires a long and costly process. Moreover, the typical metrics proposed to differentiate insulin-induced factitious hypoglycemia from insulinoma (i.e., high insulin and low C-peptide versus high insulin and high C-peptide, respectively) are not always applicable, depending on whether the insulin quantification method can detect the insulin analog. When factitious hypoglycemia is suspected, an emerging trend from recent publications advocates a combination of two insulin quantification methods with different cross-reactivity for insulin analogs, early on in the diagnostic process.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Factitious disorder, Hypoglycemia, Munchausen syndrome, Insulin quantification immunoassay, C-peptide, Diabetes
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Vol 84 - N° 3
P. 364-366 - mai 2023 Regresar al númeroBienvenido a EM-consulte, la referencia de los profesionales de la salud.
