Challenges of managing congenital hyperinsulinism in remote Aboriginal Australian communities

Yassmin Musthaffa^{1

2

3}, Emily R Papadimos^{1

3}, Jan Fairchild⁴, Angela Titmuss⁵, Sumaria Corpus⁶, Tony Huynh^{1

3

7}, Louise S Conwell^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Department of Paediatrics, Logan Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Division of Women, Children and Youth, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁶ Danila Dilba Health Service, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁷ Department of Chemical Pathology, Mater Pathology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Case Reports

Yassmin Musthaffa et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;57(5):727-731.

doi: 10.1111/jpc.14984. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Yassmin Musthaffa^{1

2

3}, Emily R Papadimos^{1

3}, Jan Fairchild⁴, Angela Titmuss⁵, Sumaria Corpus⁶, Tony Huynh^{1

3

7}, Louise S Conwell^{1

3}

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Department of Paediatrics, Logan Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Division of Women, Children and Youth, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁶ Danila Dilba Health Service, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁷ Department of Chemical Pathology, Mater Pathology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

No abstract available

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