TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistent hypoglycemia
AU - Levasseur, Kelly Anne
AU - Tigchelaar, Helene
AU - Kannikeswaran, Nirupama
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Hypoglycemia is a common finding in emergency departments. In this article, we review the causes of hypoglycemia in children, the evaluation and management of a child with persistent hypoglycemia, and causes of adrenal insufficiency in children. We report a case of adrenoleukodystrophy, a type of primary adrenal insufficiency, in a 5-year-old boy who presented with altered mental status, seizures, and hypoglycemia.
AB - Hypoglycemia is a common finding in emergency departments. In this article, we review the causes of hypoglycemia in children, the evaluation and management of a child with persistent hypoglycemia, and causes of adrenal insufficiency in children. We report a case of adrenoleukodystrophy, a type of primary adrenal insufficiency, in a 5-year-old boy who presented with altered mental status, seizures, and hypoglycemia.
KW - adrenal insufficiency
KW - adrenoleukodystrophy
KW - hypoglycemia
KW - seizures
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880684484&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182989c7d
DO - 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182989c7d
M3 - Article
C2 - 23823267
AN - SCOPUS:84880684484
VL - 29
SP - 838
EP - 841
JO - Pediatric Emergency Care
JF - Pediatric Emergency Care
SN - 0749-5161
IS - 7
ER -