Abstract

La resistencia a la insulina tipo B es una entidad que se caracteriza por hiperglucemia refractaria al tratamiento con insulina asociada a enfermedades autoinmunes.La prevalencia es baja, no obstante, el diagnóstico oportuno es fundamental por el impacto favorable del tratamiento en los desenlaces clínicos. Se han descrito en la literatura 116 casos. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con resistencia a la insulina tipo B, quien obtuvo mejoría de control glucémico registrado por monitoreo continuo de glucosa (MCG) al iniciar tratamiento inmunomodulador.

Alternate abstract:

Insulin resistance type B is an entity characterized by hyperglycemia refractary to insulin associated to autoinmune disease. The prevalence is low, however, well-timed diagnose is fundamental because of the favorable impact of treatment in clinical outcomes. 116 case reports of insulin resistance type B have been described in worlwide literature. We describe the case of a patient with insulin resistance type B, who achieved improvement of glucose control registered by continuos glucose monitoring after initiation of inmunomodulator treatment.

Details

Title
Hiperglucemia refractaria al tratamiento por causa de resistencia a la insulina tipo B: reto diagnóstico
Author
A. M. Gómez C. Gómez G. Leguizamón A. Imitola
Section
Residents' Notes
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Asociación Colombiana de Endocrinología (ACE)
ISSN
23899786
e-ISSN
28055853
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
3054906004
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.