Endocrine Abstracts

Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a group of rare hereditary diseases caused by tissue resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH), there are two main types I and II. Type I is divided into subtypes. The authors present a case of PHP Ib, with hypocalcemia (level of total calcium 1.41 mmol/l), accidentally detected at childbirth. After the unsuccessful treatment of hypocalcemia, the etiology was considered, but the confirmation of the diagnosis were not adequately tightened. Due to...

Introduction: Pituitary ACTH-dependent Cushing´s disease and acromegaly are rare conditions. Pituitary adenomas co-secreting GH and ACTH are even more unusual.Case report: A 29-year-old patient, mother of three children, long-term follow-up by an endocrinologist for a thyroid struma without an autoimmune basis, was sent in April 2023 for further examination for detection of hypercortisolemia and insufficient suppressibility in the overnight 1 mg dex...