Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT; with anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb)) and Graves’ disease (GD; with TSH receptor antibodies (TRAbs)) are frequent autoimmune disorders responsible for thyroid dysfunction. There are two types of TRAbs, the ones that stimulate the thyroid (TSAb) causing Graves’ hyperthyroidism and those that block thyrotropin action (TBAb) being occasionally responsible for hypothyroidism. Unusual patients switch from TSAb to TBAb (o...

Introduction: Clinical inertia applied to type2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) treatment, is defined as a lack of treatment’s intensification of patients who are not in HbA1c target. Clinical inertia leads to a postponement of new therapeutic introduction, with all complications associated with a poor metabolic control. In Portugal there are only studies that show good or poor metabolic control but do not mention clinician’s attitude towards these values. Recently publishe...

Background: The androgen-secreting tumors constitute fewer than 1% of ovarian tumors. Leydig cell tumor is one of the most common of this type of lesion and it is usually benign, small and unilateral.Case report: A 67-year-old women was referred to the Endocrine clinic due to hirsutism (score 22 Ferriman–Gallwey) and male type alopecia with 3 years of evolution and progressive worsening. Biochemically she had high levels of serum testosterone –...

Introduction: Prediabetes is a very prevalent disease. About 27.4% of Portuguese adults suffer from this condition. Prediabetes is defined as intermediate hyperglycemia state associated with the simultaneous presence of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction as diabetes, with increased risk of developing macro and microvascular complications. Approximately 7% of individuals with prediabetes will progress to diabetes per year. This study aims to characterize a populatio...