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Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancysuccessful therapy with nifedipine

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Recent studies have demonstrated a role for calcium channel blocking agents in the treatment of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. We report a 30 day old infant with PHHI whom we successfully treated with oral nifedipine alone.

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  1. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Lokmanya Ttlak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India

    Preeti Shanbag, Ashish Pathak, Mamta Vaidya & Sukhbir Kaur Shahid

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Shanbag, P., Pathak, A., Vaidya, M. et al. Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancysuccessful therapy with nifedipine. Indian J Pediatr 69, 271–272 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734240

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