Published August 17, 2015 | Version v1

Psychiatric symptoms and insulinoma: a case report

  • 1. Estudiante de Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.

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Introduction:Insulinomas are pancreatic endocrine neoplasms with a low incidence between 1-4 cases per million per year. Case description: A female 49 years-old with neurological and psychiatric symptoms were treated for two years as a psychiatric patient. Presented a glucose value, which reflects hypoglycemia. The patient was operated with resolution of symptoms. Conclusion: Assess all patients with psychiatric symptoms and perform a complete medical history and laboratory findings, being the most opportune glucose.

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