Anti-tuberculosis Treatment-Induced Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome / 이화의대지
The Ewha Medical Journal
;
: 122-124, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-84899
ABSTRACT
Insulin autoimmune syndrome, a rare cause of endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, is characterized by insulin autoantibody, hyperinsulinemia and fasting hypoglycemia. It is well known that drugs containing a sulfhydryl group such as methimazole or α-mercaptopropionyl glycine can induce insulin autoimmune syndrome. However, insulin autoimmune syndrome caused by anti-tuberculosis treatment is very rare. We report a case of insulin autoimmune syndrome after anti-tuberculosis treatment with a review of the relevant literature.
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Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Glycine
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Hyperinsulinism
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Hypoglycemia
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Insulin
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Methimazole
Language:
English
Journal:
The Ewha Medical Journal
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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