Endocrine Abstracts

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a self-limited inflammatory disease of presumed viral etiology, characterized by pain and thriphasic functional thyroid evolution. We report the case of an 54-years-old woman hospitalized in 02.2008 at the Gastroenterology Department for fever, diahreea, significant weight loss (5 kg in one month), with the suspicion of Crohn’s disease (CD). Two weeks before she presented a subfebrile episode with bilateral jugular lymphadenopathy, dysphagia,...

Magnesium (Mg), the second most abundant intracellular cation of the human body, plays a crucial role in nerve and muscle function. Although a frequent electrolyte abnormality, hypomagnesaemia is one of the most underdiagnosed one, symptoms being present only when Mg levels decrease bellow 0.5 mmol/l, Among the various causes of Mg deficiency endocrine disorders are neither the most frequent nor the most studied. An exception is the implication of Mg in bone and calcium metabo...

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is usually characterized by goiter and/or hypothyroidism. Thyroid pain and tenderness are rare and suggest an alternative diagnostic of subacute thyroiditis (SAT).We present two cases of painful HT, who had temporary relief with corticosteroids and required surgical intervention for persistent pain. Both patients were middle-aged women with painful goiter, fever, and inflammatory syndrome. Thyroid function was normal, an...