Insulinoma canino: Reporte de un caso clínico

Abstract

In this final work, a complete and detailed description of the disease called Insulinoma will be presented. Insulinoma is a functional tumor of the pancreatic β cells, characterized by the continuous secretion of insulin, which causes hypoglycemic symptoms and lowers the blood glucose levels in patients. In order to better understand the theoretical framework, a real clinic case of an 8-year-old female canine patient named “Pebeta” will be presented, with compatible symptoms that were eventually diagnosed with the disease Insulinoma. As a complement, information has been gathered to see the prevalence of this disease in the city of Neuquen through several interviews made to veterinary professionals, covering as far as 77,7% of the veterinary clinics in the city.