Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is a rare side-effect of 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) with unclear mechanism(s). The occurrence of hyperinsulinism accompanying the hypoglycaemia is reported here for the first time in children on 6MP for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).Case1: Caucasian female, diagnosed with ALL aged 4 years, was treated under UKALL2003 regime A. During an admission for neutropaenic sepsis, asymptomatic hypoglycaemia was noted pre-breakfast for...