Affiliation:
1. Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center 1505 North Edgemont Street, Los Angeles, California 90027
Abstract
A patient with functioning islet cell carcinoma is described who had amelioration of her hypoglycemia during the development of the ectopic ACTH syndrome. Moon facies and hyperkalemic metabolic acidosis were also present in this patient, features uncommonly seen in the ectopic ACTH syndrome. At autopsy, she was found to have active tuberculosis. Prophylactic antituberculous therapy should be given to high-risk patients with the ectopic ACTH syndrome. High doses of ACTH may be palliative in refractory hypoglycemic states.
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Subject
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine
Cited by
11 articles.
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