Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: MEN1 is a rare syndrome characterised by hyperplasia or neoplasm of the parathyroid glands, pituitary, pancreas or duodenum and can associate, less frequently, phaeochromocytoma, thymic or bronchial carcinoids, multiple lipomas, cutaneous angiofibromas and thyroid adenomas.Case report: A 47-year-old woman with MEN1 presenting parathyroid recurrent adenomas, a pituitary prolactin-growth hormone cosecreting macroadenoma, associated with an in...

Given the increasing incidence in psychiatric pathology, adverse reactions of psychotropic medications, especially the metabolic and endocrine side effects, are encountered more frequently in clinical practice. We present the cases of two female patients with psychiatric pathology, in whom the specific treatment was accompanied by significant endocrine adverse reactions, making the tumoural differential diagnosis very difficult. The first case is of a patient aged 61 years, kn...

Introduction: Although thyrotoxicosis is considered to be a very rare finding in a patient with thyroid cancer, there are several reports regarding this unexpected association in specialty literature. A frequent cause of thyrotoxicosis in patients with cardiac disease is amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction. The mechanism underlying this adverse reaction can be attributed to high iodine content and the direct toxic effect of the drug on thyroid cells.C...

Adult-onset hypopituitarism is a frequently delayed diagnosis because of the insidious debut and non-specific symptoms, frequently attributed to normal aging or many other pathologies - fatigue, malaise, cognitive impairment, decreased libido. Left untreated, it can have severe consequences with vital impact.Case-report: We present the case of a female patient, aged 69, who was initially addressed for evaluation of hypercalcemia. She had had four live bi...

46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis, also known as Swyer Syndrome, is characterized by the presence of normal female external genitalia at birth, late puberty and primary amenorrhea. Spontaneous menses (due to hormone-secreting tumor) and breasts development occur in rare cases. With proper hormonal substitution, patients could carry pregnancies achieved through IVF with donor oocytes.Case presentationFemale patient, aged 22, addres...