Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acromegaly is a clinical condition results from GH hypersecretion which is usually elaborated by a somatotroph adenoma. Mass effect of adenoma and resulting hormonal changes impair fertility during pregnancy, estrogen-mediated pituitary enlargement along with enhanced pituitary vascularity is a true risk for tumor hemorrhage.Case presentation: The 28-years-old patient first visited by the endocrinologist in 2004 for secondary amenorrhea and...

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis, the most common inflammatory arthritis, is commonly seen with thyroid hormone autoantibodies and thyroid dysfunction.In this survey we evaluate the thyroid function and the prevalence of thyroid autoantibody, autoimmune thyroiditis and other forms of thyroid dysfunction to determine whether these patients should be screened for thyroid disease.Material and methods: Our study included 224 rheumatoid arthritis patients (...