Endocrine Abstracts

Methods: This study, was a cross-sectional survey. Sampling design was based upon multistage probability sampling. Patient with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and any other diseases were excluded from the study. Age and gender were noted. Heights, weights and waist circumference (WC) were measured. BMI was calculated. Blood pressure (BP) was measured. Fasting thyrigliseride levels were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups according to their triglyc...

The patient had been diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) at age 5 because of precocious of puberty. He had been receiving dexamethazone and fludrocortisone therapy over the course of his life. When he was 16 years old, a scrotal ultrasound had been performed for the evaluation of bilateral testicular pain which revealed multiple sharply marginated, hypoechoic masses throughout both testes. A biopsy of left testis had been reported as ‘Leidig cell tumour&#1...

Gout is an arthritis characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate cyristales in the joints because of chronic hyperuricemia. Infections, intravenous contrast materials, acidosis, trauma, surgical interventions can be counted as common causes of acute gout attack. The aim of this study was to present postoperative gout attack at a patient with parathyroidectomy.Case: Sixty five year old man presented with back pain and fatique was admitted to our e...

Introduction and aim: Cabergoline, a long-lasting dopamine-agonist, is generally considered to be the safety drug for the treatment of prolactinoma. But, use of long time and high dose cabergoline may be a cause of cardiac valvulopathy in patient with prolactinoma. In present study, we aim to determine serum N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with prolactinoma who were treated with cabergoline.Materials and methods: Thirty patient...

Aim: To investigate the herbal medicines (HM) used for thyroid disease, their effects and use rates in Turkey.Materials and methods: A total of 547 patients (494 females and 53 males) had a thyroid disease were included in the study. The patients were questioned whether they used any alternative therapies or HM for their thyroid disease. The patients who used HM were asked about the kind of the HM, and duration of use. The data regarding the dose of the ...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer has usually good prognosis and long-term survival. Distant metastasis ratio is 5–15%. Metastasis to cerebrum, breast, liver, kidney, muscle, and skin is relatively rare. The study of molecular mechanisms of PTC has demonstrated that BRAFV600E gene mutation is a significant event in the process of this disease.Case: 55-year-old-male patient who had multinodular goiter showed malignant cytology in fine-needl...

Background: Upto 5% of women will develop diabetes in pregnancy, which is increasing as a result of higher rates of obesity and older age. Diabetes in pregnancy is related increased risk to the mother and to the foetus.Aims: To assess the management of diabetes in pregnancy and monitor outcomes.Methods: This was a retrospective study that included 92 pregnant females, who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes following and oral ...

Extraadrenal perirenal myelolipom has been reported since 1980. In recent years, it has been reported at an increasing rate in different sites of the body ranging from the nasal cavity, mediastinum to presacral, paravesical region. However, it was the first reported case that perirenal multiple myelolipomas, each myelolipomas was about 5 cm in diameter, in associated with cortisol hypersecretion. A patient was an emigrant. She was followed in her country and was prescribed ket...

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine metabolic disorder that affects 5–10% of women of reproductive age. In various studies, it was found to be associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. Serum TSH levels were also reported to be increased in obese individuals. In order to define the impact of obesity on the subclinical hypothyroidism observed in patients with PCOS, we aimed to investigate subclinical hypothyroidism both in lean and overweight...

Introduction: Infections are the major cause of increased mortality and morbidity rate in diabetic foot patients. There are little data in literature about the effects of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage on DF infection, the risk factors that influence nasal carriage and its incidence in diabetics. We aimed to detect of the incidence, risk factors and relationship between wound culture and S. aureus nasal carriage in diabetic patients who have DF with thi...