Profound Hypoglycemia in a Hospitalized Patient: Paraneoplastic Insulin-Like Growth Factor

Am J Med. 2019 Dec;132(12):1414-1416. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.05.045. Epub 2019 Jun 23.

Authors

George Cockey¹, Angela Fernandez-Manovel², Josue Hernandez², Andrea Ramirez², Diana Barb³

Affiliations

¹ University of Central Florida Medical School, North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville. Electronic address: ghcgolfer@msn.com.
² University of Central Florida Medical School, North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville.
³ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.

PMID: 31242436
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.05.045

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Dementia / complications
Female
Heart Failure / complications
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Hypoglycemia / etiology*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / metabolism*
Palliative Care
Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / complications
Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / diagnosis*
Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / metabolism*
Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / therapy
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / complications

Substances

IGF2 protein, human
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II