Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Riedel’s thyroiditis (RT) is a rare and chronic fibro-inflammatory disease firstly described by Riedel in 1896. It is characterized by a dense fibrosis that replaces normal thyroid parenchyma. The fibrotic process invades adjacent structures of the neck and extends beyond the thyroid capsule, which differentiates RT from other inflammatory or fibrotic disorders of the thyroid. The overall incidence in outpatients is 1.06 per 100 000. We presented here a case...

Introduction: LADA (Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) is an adult-onset and more indolent variety of autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus. In autoimmune diabetes, younger individuals typically have a rapid rate of beta-cell destruction and usually present with ketoacidosis, while adults often maintain sufficient insulin secretion to prevent ketoacidosis for many years. LADA is usually misdiagnosed initially as type 2 diabetes due to its late onset but LADA patients are anti...

Summary: Hyperuricemia is associated with glucose metabolism disorders clinically. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between serum uric acid concentrations and some insulin resistance/sensitivity parameters in Turkish type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: The anthropometric and laboratory data of 87 type 2 diabetes patients of both sexes (35 male, 52 female) were evaluated retrospectively. HOMA-IR (homeostatic model of insulin resistance)...

Introduction: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a common cause of heart failure in obese patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate diastolic function and its relation to body mass index (BMI) in overweight and obese patients by using transthoracic echocardiography.Material and method: A total of 133 cases were enrolled in the study. All anthropometric and laboratory measures were recorded. After measuring two-dimensional and M-mode ec...

Introduction: Indirect calorimetry is the most frequently used method to measure resting energy expenditure (REE), but the great expense of equipment precludes its widespread use. The best known REE calculation formula is the ‘Harris and Benedict Formula’. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of glucose metabolism status on REE.Methods: Data from 110 subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), 108 subjects with impaired fasting glu...

Introduction: Mucoceles-mucus containing benign cysts of paranasal sinuses- are common with an incidence of 1% but involvement of sphenoid sinus is much less common. In this case report, we reported a patient presented with hypopituitarism after sphenoid mucocele drainage operation.Case report: A 59- year-old woman was admitted to our endocrinology out-patient clinics with a complaint of fatigue over the past 2 months. One month prior to admission, she h...

Introduction: Increased neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inflammatory marker and an indicator of cardiovascular risk. Recent studies demonstrated that the NLR values of the diabetic patients were significantly higher than the healthy controls. Vitamin D (25OHD) deficiency has been associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Studies established a significant negative correlation between 25(OH)D and HbA1c levels. Aim of this study is to evaluate the ...

Introduction: Thyrolipoma (focal adenolipoma of thyroid gland) and thyrolipomatosis (diffuse lipomatosis in the gland) are rarely encountered pathologies in daily practice. We reported a case of small thyrolipoma incidentally diagnosed in a multinodular goiter patient.Case report: A 56 year-old man was admitted to our out-patient clinics with the complaint of a lump in his cervical region. His thyroid function tests were normal. In physical examination, ...

Aim: Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of obesity is associated with classic risk factors, namely dyslipidaemia, hypertension and impaired glucose metabolism. Aim of this study is to evaluate inflammation as an independent risk factor by using neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR).Materials and methods: Patients who admitted to our outpatient clinic between January and December 2014 were assessed retrospectively. Patients diagnosed as diabetes, predi...

Several studies have reported that TSH is positively correlated with obesity, dyslipidaemia, and impaired glucose metabolism even in normal range limits. We aimed to evaluate the TSH levels in a cohort of otherwise healthy obese women without clinical evidence of thyroid dysfunction.Materials and methods: 127 female patients were enrolled in this study. Anthropometric and laboratory measurements were retrospectively analysed. Patients were divided into s...