Abstract

CHIRINOS-REVILLA, José León  and  FERNANDEZ-SIVINCHA, Jenny Gabriela. Insulinoma descubierto en paciente con aparente trastorno mental: reporte de un casoInsulinoma found in patient with apparent mental disorder: a case report. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2018, vol.38, n.1, pp.82-84. ISSN 1022-5129.

Pancreatic Insulinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, has an incidence of 4 cases per 1 000 000 persons. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman with altered behavior associated with melancholy. Psychiatry describes an abnormal mental examination and diagnosed double depression; however, the patient had the Whipple triad and insulin/glucose ratio higher than 0.3. The insulinoma was localized by magnetic resonance imaging and treated with surgery. Insulinomas can mimic mental disorders, making early diagnosis difficult. We compare health care data in our locality with others obtained from the global literature. We conclude that despite the technical limitations, insulinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of mental disorders with hypoglycemia.

Keywords : Insulinoma; Neuroendocrine tumors; Hypoglycemia; Mental disorders.

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