Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperaldosteronism usually presents with hypertension and hypokalemia; however, there is recent evidence of a relationship with the parathyroid hormone. There are different theories to try to explain this relationship. Hyperaldosteronism treatment is medical or surgical depending upon etiology. We present three cases in which treatment solely for hyperaldosteronism also cured hyperparathyroidism.Materials and methods: We report three patien...

Background and aims: Bexarotene is the first retinoid receptor X (RXR)-selective agonist approved for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients resistant to at least one previus systemic treatment. However, it produces often two endocrine-metabolic alterations: central hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia. We assessed, in a group of patients with Mycosis Fungoide or Sezary syndrome treated with bexarotene, the endocrine-metabolic side effects.Patients and methods...

Introduction: Obesity is one of the most prevalent health problems in our society. The marketing of Liraglutide and the Naltrexone/Bupropion combination has been given the green light.Objectives: To analyze the differences in a series of 19 patients assigned to treatment with Liraglutide or Naltrexone/Bupropion.Material and methods: A descriptive analysis was carried out using Stata. 19 patients were included, 9 were treated with L...