Glucagonoma differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

Glucagonoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause certain skin lesions such as Acrodermatitis enteropathica, Psoriasis, pellagra, eczema.

Differentiating Glucagonoma from other Disease

Glucagonoma must be differentiated from certain skin lesions and other causes of hyperglucagonemia:

• Skin lesions

• Acrodermatitis enteropathica
• Psoriasis
• Pellagra
• Chronic eczema

• Hyperglucagonemia

• Severe infection
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing syndrome
• Renal failure
• Acute pancreatitis
• Severe stress
• Prolonged fasting
• Familial hyperglucagonemia
• Liver diseases

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