Publications by authors named "Ashlee Sidhu"
The occurrence of hypoglycemia in patients without diabetes is rare, and non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) accounts for a small portion of these instances. One of the infrequent causes is associated with tumor cell production of Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-2. Here is a case of a 66-year-old man with stage IV colon cancer who presented to the emergency department with breathlessness during chemotherapy (Bevacizumab plus FOLFOX4 regimen).
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- * Tests revealed high hemoglobin and haematocrit levels, along with low platelet counts, and her heart was found to have serious congenital defects like tricuspid atresia.
- * The case emphasizes a potential link between high haematocrit levels and strokes in patients with secondary polycythaemia caused by complex congenital heart issues, a connection not previously documented.