Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Only <1% of cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) occur during pregnancy. PHPT increases risk of complications such as miscarriage, premature birth and life-threatening maternal hypercalcemic crises. Hyperparathyroidism Jaw Tumor Syndrome (HPT-JT) is a rare inherited cause of PHPT, resulting from CDC73 gene mutations. There are a few reports described about HPT-JT in pregnancy. Although parathyroidectomy is the definite treatment for PHPT, given the sca...

Introduction: Therapy with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) constitutes a rare but documented cause of hypoglycemia in non-diabetic adults. The physiopathological mechanism is not fully understood, and symptoms may appear several years after starting treatment. In this paper, we describe the clinical presentation and investigation of a case of hypoglycemia attributed to HCQ therapy. Clinical Case: A 60-year-old female patient was referred fo...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery continues to stand as the most effective therapeutic intervention in treating severe obesity. However, a portion of patients experiences less satisfactory outcomes, diminishing the overall beneficial impact of this intervention. Identifying predictive factors for unsatisfactory responses to bariatric surgery could represent a crucial step in evaluating candidates, enabling the establishment of personalized care.Methods: Re...

Introduction: Metastasis to the thyroid gland is a rare phenomenon and is associated with primary tumors of the kidney, lung, breast, colorectal, and sarcoma. Thyroid metastases account for only 0.4-3.0% of all malignant neoplasms of the thyroid and occur more frequently in patients with goiter, thyroiditis, or nodules than in patients without previous thyroid pathology.Case report: A 57-year-old woman with a history of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (C...