Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy

This 2 Day old female baby was brought to our Institute with complaints of recurrent seizures after an uneventful birth history. Investigations revealed persistent hypoglycemia which on complete evaluation turned out to be Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy earlier referred to as Diffuse Nesidioblastosis. After she underwent a subtotal pancreactomy she recovered well although she required oral medications to control hypoglycemia.