Abstract
Introduction:
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CH) is the most common reason for persistent hypoglycemia in neonates. Insulin levels increased inappropriately in the presence of hypoglycemia. Initial management is nonsurgical, but if it fails then partial pancreatectomy is done, which is a surgical procedure.
Objective:
To report newborn with CH and update medical and/or surgical treatment.
Case report:
It is reporting of a term newborn with severe symptomatic hypoglycemia not responding to medical treatment. Gene study was done—ABCC8 gene has been identified as homozygous deletion of exon 13 and parents ger08Y—showing heterozygous deletion of exon 13. Genetic study was consistent with focal CH.
Discussion:
This report presents diagnosis and clinical features of CH.
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