Severe hypoglycemic coma due to insulin autoimmune syndrome

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-86

  Ma, Wen Ya ^a,b   Won, Justin G S ^a   Tang, Kam Tsun ^a   Lin, Hong Da ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Insulin autoantibody; Insulin autoimmune syndrome; Isoniazid

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; C PEPTIDE; CALCIUM; ETHAMBUTOL; INSULIN; ISONIAZID; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA; INSULIN AUTOIMMUNE SYNDROME; INSULIN BINDING; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULINOMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYNDROME;

EID: 14844282743     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70140-6     Document Type: Article

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