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Descriptor
English
:
Hyperinsulinism
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hiperinsulinismo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hiperinsulinismo
Synonyms
English
:
Compensatory Hyperinsulinemia
Endogenous Hyperinsulinism
Exogenous Hyperinsulinism
Hyperinsulinemia
Hyperinsulinemia, Compensatory
Hyperinsulinism, Endogenous
Hyperinsulinism, Exogenous
Tree Number:
C18.452.394.968
Definition
English
:
A
syndrome
with excessively high
INSULIN
levels in the BLOOD. It may cause
HYPOGLYCEMIA
. Etiology of
hyperinsulinism
varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (
INSULINOMA
);
autoantibodies
against
insulin
(
INSULIN ANTIBODIES
); defective
insulin
receptor (
INSULIN RESISTANCE
); or overuse of exogenous
insulin
or
HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS.
See Related
English
:
Insulin
History Note
English
:
1963
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7127
Unique Identifier:
D006946
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
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