TY - JOUR T1 - Hepatomegaly due to self-induced hyperinsulinism. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 148 LP - 149 DO - 10.1136/adc.54.2.148 VL - 54 IS - 2 AU - J Asherov AU - M Mimouni AU - I Varsano AU - E Lubin AU - Z Laron Y1 - 1979/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/2/148.abstract N2 - Repeated hypoglycaemic attacks, associated with transient hepatomegaly, in a 12-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic girl continued despite reduction in dose and, later, complete discontinuance of insulin. The attacks ceased while she was in hospital, necessitating reinstitution of insulin. The hepatomegaly resolved when surreptitious additional insulin injections were discovered and stopped. Hepatomegaly in diabetics should arouse suspicion of overdosage with insulin. ER -