An Unusual Cause of Coma

This case report is an unusual presentation of fibroid uterus as coma. The patient developed a recurrent hypoglycemia possibly secondary to the insulin-like growth factor secreted from the fibroid. The hypoglycemic symptoms disappeared on removal of the fibroid. The histopathological examination rev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ovallath, Sujith, Raj, R. S., Rahman, Abdu, Girija, A. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23056056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/982198
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Sumario:This case report is an unusual presentation of fibroid uterus as coma. The patient developed a recurrent hypoglycemia possibly secondary to the insulin-like growth factor secreted from the fibroid. The hypoglycemic symptoms disappeared on removal of the fibroid. The histopathological examination revealed no evidence of malignancy.

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