Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Recent years PEIT has been introduced as an alternative to parathyroidectomy. We evaluated the results of PEIT in patients with primary (pHPT) or secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT).Patients and methods: 18 patients (6M/12F) with pHPT and 20 patients (7M/13F) with sHPT underwent PEIT between 2001 and 2005 and had a mean follow up of 24.3±9 and 27±10 months respectively. The PTGs were identified and blood supply to the gland was e...

Hypothalamic hormonal deficiency and anterior pituitary hormonal deficiency is a rare occurrence in patients presenting with HIV infection. We describe a patient with HIV infection who presented with secondary amenorrhea as the initial manifestation.Case report: A 34-year-old woman with previously regular menses presented with secondary amenorrhea by 9 months. The patient had mild gait instability for 7 months; anorexia and weight loss (10 kg) for the la...