Congenital Hyperinsulinism. 2021

Kathryn Sims
Pediatrix Medical Group, Dallas, TX.

Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HH) is fairly common in neonates, particularly those born to diabetic mothers and those who are either large or small for gestational age. Immediate management of the disease focuses on achieving normoglycemia through frequent high-calorie feedings and/or intravenous glucose administration. Glucagon may be used for unstable infants in whom intravenous access cannot be obtained and enteral feedings cannot be administered. HH that persists despite these interventions should raise concern for congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), prompting clinicians to perform a thorough evaluation. CHI consists of a group of genetic disorders in which inappropriate insulin secretion results in persistent hypoglycemia. Defects can occur in the various genes that regulate the pathway for insulin secretion in the pancreatic β-cells. Pharmacologic therapies are used for long-term management of the disease coupled with either curative or therapeutic surgical intervention. Because of the developing brain's high demand for glucose, these infants are at increased risk for hypoglycemic brain injury. This review will describe the pathogenesis of CHI, outlining the more common genetic mutations and associated syndromes. We will also discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of CHI while providing insight into the overall prognosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D044903 Congenital Hyperinsulinism A familial, nontransient HYPOGLYCEMIA with defects in negative feedback of GLUCOSE-regulated INSULIN release. Clinical phenotypes include HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; SEIZURES; COMA; and often large BIRTH WEIGHT. Several sub-types exist with the most common, type 1, associated with mutations on an ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS (subfamily C, member 8). Persistent Hyperinsulinemia Hypoglycemia of Infancy,Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1,Familial Hyperinsulinism,Hyperinsulinemia Hypoglycemia of Infancy,Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia Due to Focal Adenomatous Hyperplasia,Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia, Familial, 1,Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia, Familial, 2,Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia, Persistent,Hyperinsulinism, Congenital,Hyperinsulinism, Familial,Hyperinsulinism, Neonatal,Hypoglycemia, Hyperinsulinemic, of Infancy,Infancy Hyperinsulinemia Hypoglycemia,Neonatal Hyperinsulinism,PHHI Hypoglycemia,Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia,Congenital Hyperinsulinisms,Familial Hyperinsulinisms,Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemias, Persistent,Hyperinsulinisms, Congenital,Hyperinsulinisms, Familial,Hyperinsulinisms, Neonatal,Hypoglycemia, PHHI,Hypoglycemia, Persistent Hyperinsulinemic,Hypoglycemias, PHHI,Hypoglycemias, Persistent Hyperinsulinemic,Infancy Hyperinsulinemia Hypoglycemias,Neonatal Hyperinsulinisms,PHHI Hypoglycemias,Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemias

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