Abstract
A unique case report with sequential measurements of the plasma concentrations of glucoregulatory hormones, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor during development of hypoglycemia in fatal meningococcemia is presented. Hormonal explanations for hypoglycemia like hyperinsulinemia or defective hypoglycemic counter-regulation were excluded. Plasma concentrations of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor were skyhigh. The putative relation between cytokines and hypoglycemia in sepsis is discussed.
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