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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| author | Sujith Ovallath R. S. Raj Abdu Rahman A. S. Girija |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-2beb784a8b564aa6814592f39f37f12a2025-02-03T06:07:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/982198982198An Unusual Cause of ComaSujith Ovallath0R. S. Raj1Abdu Rahman2A. S. Girija3Kannur Medical College, Kerala, Kannur 670612, IndiaGovernment Medical College, Calicut 673008, IndiaGovernment Medical College, Calicut 673008, IndiaGovernment Medical College, Calicut 673008, IndiaThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/982198 |
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