Hope appeared: In Russia, for the first time, they were able to cure a child with congenital hyperinsulinism
A rare hereditary disease learned to treat in Russia.
In St. Petersburg at the Medical Research Center. V.A. Almazov for the first time in our country successfully conducted therapy to a child with congenital form of hyperinsulinism.
This disease is rare. According to statistics, only one case per 50,000 newborns is recorded.
In this case, the child's insulin production is increased, and the blood sugar level decreases uncontrollably.
Critically high insulin levels cause damage. cortex areas. Such children lag behind in mental and physical development. Damage is irreversible.
The patient is a 10 month old girl named Love now completely healthy.
And a year ago, the disease not only could not be treated in Russia, but it was also difficult to diagnose.
The little girl was lucky: a year ago, the specialists of the department of chemistry at the Almazov Medical Research Center created a new drug that was classified as radiopharmaceutical.
Now, according to a new technique, the details of which have not yet been disclosed in order to avoid information leakage, other babies with a similar diagnosis will be cured.
For medical care they no longer need to contact expensive foreign clinics.