Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Turner syndrome (TS) is an important cause of short stature, however, there are a few reported cases of concomitant occurrence of TS and growth hormone deficiency (GHD).Case report: We report a 23-year-old female with concominat TS and GHD, also presenting partial FSH/LH deficiency and primary myxedema. The patient had iniatially been evaluated at the age of 15 for short stature and primary amenorrhea when she was diagnosed with Turner syndro...

Background: Recurrenthyperparathyroidism following total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease who are on hemodialysis is not an uncommon condition and can be due to hyperplastic autografted tissue, remnant parathyroid tissues in the neck or in the presence of ectopic and/or supernumerary parathyroid glands.Case report: We report the case of a 66-year-old patient with a history of chronic kidney disease on he...

Background: Higher anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) values are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and AMH is proposed as a marker of PCOS, however, the optimal diagnostic threshold is not yet defined.Aim: To study the significant correlations of AMH in PCOS and the accuracy and threshold of AMH for the PCOS diagnosis in Romania.Subjects and methods: Serum AMH, TT, LH, FSH, fasting glucose and insulin (Ins), HOMA-IR a...

Introduction: Arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) is a rare disorder with diverse etiologies. Approximately 30% of cases are labelled idiopathic, often associated with an underlying autoimmune process. This case report presents a previously presumed idiopathic AVP-D, revealing its aetiology after more than a decade of follow-up.Case presentation: A 19-year-old male presented in 2012 with symptoms of AVP-D and non-pruritic papular skin lesions on the ...