Advances in Diabetes & Endocrinology

Case Report

Insulinoma Treated As Epilepsy; a Case of Misdiagnosis

Mian FJ1*, Yousuf Q2 and Khan AA3

1Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes, UK
2Specialist Registrar Endocrinology and Diabetes UK
3Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes, UK
*Address for Correspondence Mian FJ, Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Manor Hospital, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trsut Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9PS, UK
Submission: 04-March, 2020 Accepted: 10-April, 2020 Published: 13-April, 2020
Copyright: © 2020 Mian FJ, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumour. It can occur at any age with nonspecific signs and symptoms. Due to its nonspecific clinical features, insulinoma may be misdiagnosed with other disorders. While evaluating a patient presenting with a seizure, toxic and metabolic causes should always be considered as they are potentially curable and can be fatal if left untreated. We describe a case of hypoglycaemia induced seizures treated as epilepsy in a patient with learning disability.