Abstract
Marked insulin sensitivity, accompanied by unusual hypoglycaemic symptoms, was observed in three patients with juvenile diabetes mellitus. All three had anterior hypopituitarism, developing post-partum in two, a craniopharyngioma being the cause in the third. These are thus three examples of the Houssay phenomenon of which only 37 cases have previously been described.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Craniopharyngioma / complications
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
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Drug Hypersensitivity*
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Female
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Humans
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Hypoglycemia / etiology*
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Hypopituitarism / etiology
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Insulin / adverse effects*
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Insulin / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Personality Disorders / etiology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy in Diabetics
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Puerperal Disorders / complications