Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Graves’ disease (GD) occurs as a result of genetic and environmental factors that trigger autoimmunity. Some pro-inflammatory cytokines have already been linked to an increased susceptibility of developing GD. Recently, it has been reported that Covid-19 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination trigger the emergence of new GD cases or disease recurrence as environmental factors due to the pandemic. However, there is no data in the literature reporting the effects o...

Objective: Despite treatment, the quality of life in patients with acromegaly remains lower than in the healthy population due to the classical findings and complications related to the disease. Therefore, in the follow-up of acromegaly, evaluation of quality of life along with symptoms and biochemical parameters is recommended. The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of life, anxiety and depression status of our acromegaly patients and to assess the factors affecting...