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ArticleDer Internist2020

[Intermittent disturbances of perception during fasting in a 46-year-old female patient].

S Ravens, L Scheit

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Article in Der Internist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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S RavensKlinik I Innere Medizin, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg, Lesserstraße 180, 22049, Hamburg, Deutschland.
L ScheitKlinik I Innere Medizin, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg, Lesserstraße 180, 22049, Hamburg, Deutschland. lorenzscheit@bundeswehr.org.

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Abstract

backgroundWe report the case of a 46-year-old female patient who presented in the emergency department with intermittent disturbances of perception when fasting. DIAGNOSTICS: In the diagnostic fasting test, a hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia already occurred after 7h. A sonographic examination was inconspicuous, therefore, a Ga 68-HA-DOTATATE positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) was carried out. The results were indicative of a neuroendocrine neoplasm, which gave rise to the suspicion of an insulinoma. CLINICAL COURSE: For surgical treatment the patient was transferred to an external hospital. Following surgery, the patient was free of symptoms.

conclusionIf multiple symptoms of hypoglycemia are present, an insulinoma as the cause must be considered in the differential diagnostics.

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FastingFemaleHumansHypoglycemiaInsulinomaMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine TumorsOrganometallic CompoundsPancreatic NeoplasmsPositron-Emission TomographyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadionuclide Imaginggallium Ga 68 dotatateOrganometallic CompoundsFasting testHyperinsulinemiaHypoglycemiaInsulinomaPositron emission tomography computed tomography, DOTATATE

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PMID32734334

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