Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Non-classic adrenal hyperplasia (NCAH), comparatively a rare disease, is characterised by mild to moderate hyperandrogenemia, hirsutism, oligomenorrhea, insulin resistance which incidentally are the hallmarks of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)- a common disorder among reproductive aged women. The data on 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP)serum levels in NCAH has been reported globally but there is limited data available regarding the normal range among healthy Indian...

AimsTo identify the risk of foot complications in patients with diabetes.MethodsThis study was carried out on 140 patients with diabetes mellitus, including Iranian and other ethnic minority group. The study groups were identified from a diabetic clinic (hospital-based) and a diabetes research center. Risk in the study sample was assessed based on International working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF). An e...

Introduction: Osteoporosis is a multifactorial skeletal disease that is characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD). BMD values depend on several factors such as age, sex and age at menopause. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and changes in BMD in Iranian patients.Methods: Three hundred patients were selected through random sampling technique in 2009. BMD was assessed by Norland machine at the lumbar and femoral neck. Wei...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently accompanied by insulin resistance metabolic abnormality. There are limited data on metabolic complications in women belonging to the PCOS phenotypes as defined by the Rotterdam criteria. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) metabolism and dyslipidemia between different phenotypes in Iranian infertile women with PCOS.Methods: We conducted a cross section...

Background: William-Beuren region duplication syndrome (WBDS) is a rare multisystem disease caused by the gain on chromosome 7q and transmitted autosomal dominant, with approximately a population frequency of 1 in 13,000-20,000. The age of diagnosis is variable, but generally, it is diagnosed during childhood. It include endocrine (growth hormone deficiency) and non-endocrine (facial dysmorphology, cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems, neurologi...

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus increases with age in all population. With the demographic transition and population aging, diabetes mellitus will be a major public health problem in all countries.Aims: to study the specific management of diabetes in very old subjects with multiple co morbidities and functional disabilities.Patients and Methods: We described a population of 199 diabetic patients aged 80 years and ...

Background: Anemia is a common finding in patients with diabetes mellitus which increases the progress of the diabetic complications. There are several factors which cause anemia out of renal failure in diabetics. In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of anemia and factors that decreases hgb levels in diabetic patientsMethods: This retrospective study includes 207 diabetic patients that were hospitalized between january 2019 and january 20...