Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series

Congenital hyperinsulinism is characterized by dysregulated insulin secretion and is the most common and severe cause of persistent hypoglycemia in pediatrics. Brain damage rates can be as high as 50% due to inadequate treatment. Transient congenital hyperinsulinism is more frequent than permanent c...

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Main Authors: Manuel André Virú-Loza, Francesca Bermudez-Paredes, Isabel Milagros Arauco-Carhuas
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-06-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X251347787
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Francesca Bermudez-Paredes
Isabel Milagros Arauco-Carhuas
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description Congenital hyperinsulinism is characterized by dysregulated insulin secretion and is the most common and severe cause of persistent hypoglycemia in pediatrics. Brain damage rates can be as high as 50% due to inadequate treatment. Transient congenital hyperinsulinism is more frequent than permanent congenital hyperinsulinism. Acquired hyperinsulinism due to perinatal stress is often transient, too. Diazoxide is the first-line therapy. However, in Peru, reports about pediatric patients with hyperinsulinism treated with diazoxide are scarce. Our article describes the first Peruvian case series of severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism treated with diazoxide, with good response and manageable adverse effects. Diazoxide should be included in the Single National Pharmaceutical Request Form for Essential Medicines of Peru to expedite the use of a medication as essential as this one.
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spelling doaj-art-b16343cb7c474ca4b7ea0304a120e06c2025-08-20T03:20:55ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2025-06-011310.1177/2050313X251347787Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case seriesManuel André Virú-Loza0Francesca Bermudez-Paredes1Isabel Milagros Arauco-Carhuas2Unidad de Revisiones Sistemáticas y Meta-análisis, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, PeruADIECS Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Estudiantil en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PeruADIECS Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Estudiantil en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PeruCongenital hyperinsulinism is characterized by dysregulated insulin secretion and is the most common and severe cause of persistent hypoglycemia in pediatrics. Brain damage rates can be as high as 50% due to inadequate treatment. Transient congenital hyperinsulinism is more frequent than permanent congenital hyperinsulinism. Acquired hyperinsulinism due to perinatal stress is often transient, too. Diazoxide is the first-line therapy. However, in Peru, reports about pediatric patients with hyperinsulinism treated with diazoxide are scarce. Our article describes the first Peruvian case series of severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism treated with diazoxide, with good response and manageable adverse effects. Diazoxide should be included in the Single National Pharmaceutical Request Form for Essential Medicines of Peru to expedite the use of a medication as essential as this one.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X251347787
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Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
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title Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
title_full Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
title_fullStr Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
title_full_unstemmed Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
title_short Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series
title_sort severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism first peruvian case series
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