Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Patients with metabolic syndrome who presents with vascular, metabolic or bone disorders of recent onset, or are difficult to control, or are progressively deteriorating is potentially linked to cortisol excess the aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of occult CS in metabolic syndrome patients.Method: In a cross-sectional study, 30 females with metabolic syndrome chosen from Endocrinology Clinic without any phenotypical features of...

Introduction: A poor vitamin D status has been related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) has shown to be an early marker of subclinical atherosclerotic Therefore, we aimed at examining the association between vitamin D status and the extent of carotid IMT in type 2 diabetics.Subjects and methods: In a cross sectional study 78 type 2 diabetic patients attending the Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic i...

Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare familial disorder with an incidence of one in 12–30,000 live births characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, gastrointestinal and extra gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and an increased risk of malignancy.Case presentation: We report a 22-year-old female hypothyroid since age of 4, type 1 diabetic since age of 11, who presented with melaena. Pigmentation of the buccal mucosa, multiple lip...