title: Hypoglycemia in infants and children.
abstract: Hypoglycemia is more common in the pediatric patient than in adults. This article discusses the many diagnoses that can be associated with hypoglycemia in infancy and childhood. A guide to help practitioners evaluate such patients and suggested treatments for many of these disorders are provided. As genetic diagnosis continues to develop, it is anticipated that the list of specific disorders associated with hypoglycemia in infancy and childhood will increase.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Lteif
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Schwenk
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005943:Gluconeogenesis; D006008:Glycogen Storage Disease / Q000150:complications; D006728:Hormones / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D006728:Hormones