Endocrine Abstracts

Background: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a hereditary disease that occurs in boys in childhood and adolescence, with cases being rarer in adulthood. Primary adrenal insufficiency (PSI) is present in more than 50% of patients and in 10% it is the only manifestationCase report: 24-year-old male, diagnosed with primary adrenal insufficiency as a child. The pathological history included dyslipidemia, obesity, prediabetes and parietospastic gait a...

Background: heterophilic antibodies are antibodies in patients’ sample that can cause false results by binding to the assay antibodies. Interference due to heterophilic antibodies may lead to falsely low or high analytic concentrations. In some settings, the relationship between TSH and thyroid hormones does not fit with the expected feedback mechanisms. This may be due to a pathophysiological process, laboratory error or assay interference.Case rep...