Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: HIV infection has been associated with bone loss and increased frequency of bone fractures. The main pathogenetic mechanisms involve the direct effect of the virus and the HIV-induced inflammatory cytokines on bone metabolism, the effect of antiretroviral therapy (cART) per se and the frequently coexisting nutritional disorders and hypogonadism, further accelerating bone loss. Bisphosphonates remain the first-line treatment for these patients. Limited da...

Introduction: Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism is today considered a variant of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. It is characterized by persistently normal calcium levels and increased levels of parathyroid hormone, after the exclusion of other causes of secondary hyperparathyroidism. We aimed to compare clinical, biochemical and imaging data from patients with normocalcemic and hypercalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism. Methods: This is a retrospec...

Introduction: The clinical profile of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism has changed significantly in the last decades considering the fact that most cases are asymptomatic. This could be attributed to early diagnosis due to routinely serum calcium measurement. Only 5–27% of patients present with symptoms or signs related to osteoporosis, nephrolithiasis and hypercalcaemia. However, in patients with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (APHP) data concerning t...

Background: The incidence of endocrine complications among patients with HIV infection has decreased over the last years owing to widespread administration of combined Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) at early stages of the disease. We conducted a prospective observational study aiming to characterize the effects of cART on thyroid function in a cohort of newly diagnosed treatment-naive male patients.Materials and methods: Male subjects diagnosed with HIV i...