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Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome

A rare syndrome that belongs to the group of extreme insulin-resistance syndromes (which also includes leprechaunism, the lipodystrophies, and the type A and B insulin resistance syndromes).

Hypoglycemia

A decreased concentration of glucose in the blood.

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PMID (PMCID)
26438710	MALE
	Case Report: When an Induced Illness Looks Like a Rare Disease.
	Rabbone I, Galderisi A, Tinti D, Ignaccolo MG, Barbetti F, Cerutti F. Pediatrics. 2015;136(5):e1361-5.
	This hypothesis was confirmed by a video recording that revealed the administration by the mother of multiple drugs (insulin, glyburide, progesterone, and furosemide) that mimicked most of the features of Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome, including hirsutism and hypoglycemia with coincident, inappropriately normal c-peptide values due to the administration of the insulin secretagogue.