Focal form of congenital hyperinsulinism clearly detectable by contrast-enhanced computed tomography imaging

In this report, however, we present a case of a 7-month-old girl with the focal form of CHI, caused by a loss-of-function mutation in the ABCC8 gene, whose lesion was clearly visible as a hyperenhancing nodule on contrast-enhanced CT and dynamic MRI imaging.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - September 15, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yukiko HashimotoAzumi SakakibaraRie KawakitaYuki HosokawaRika FujimaruTetsuro NakamuraHiroko FukushimaAiko IgarashiMichiya MasueHironori NishiboriNobuyoshi TamagawaAkiko MurakamiKazue HatakeTohru Yorifuji Source Type: research