Isolated Corticotrophin-deficiency Found through Alcohol-induced Hypoglycemic Coma

S. Baba; S. Takase; R. Uenoyama; S. Morita; Y. Mizoi; S. Hishida

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1093634

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Horm Metab Res 1976; 8(4): 274-278
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1093634

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Isolated Corticotrophin-deficiency Found through Alcohol-induced Hypoglycemic Coma

S. Baba¹ , S. Takase¹ , R. Uenoyama¹ , S. Morita¹ , Y. Mizoi² , S. Hishida³

¹The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe
²Department of Legal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe
³Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan

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23 December 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A case of hypoglycemic coma after alcohol ingestion was observed in a chronic alcoholic. Upon close examination isolated corticotrophin-deficiency was found. It is suggested that ethanol-induced hypoglycemia may be consistent with dysfunction of mitochondria in hepatic cells and that there may be disorder of the hypothalamus in the chronic drinker.

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Isolated ACTH Deficiency - Alcoholic Hypoglycemic Coma