Случай врожденного гиперинсулинизма у ребенка

Hyperinsulinism is a condition caused by inadequate secretion of insulin by ƒ-cells of the newborn.s pancreas. The causes of it can be both compensatory hyperplasia of these cells due to mother.s hyperglycemia and insulinoma, nesidioblastosis and some other congenital diseases. Under our observation there was a newborn child in whom steady hypoglycemia, resistant to the employed therapy was noted. During the examination the diagnosis «congenital hyperinsulinism» was made. The diagnosis was proved by means of molecular-genetic method. Thereafter specific therapy was chosen, as a result of which the condition of this child was compensated.