Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: A new subtype of diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) has been described in the last years among African, Asian and Hispanic population with characteristics similar to type 1 diabetes (DM1) such as cardinal symptoms, tendency to ketosis and decreased pancreatic reserve at onset, but with negative autoimmunity. The aim of this study was to compare this type of patients with those with type 1 diabetes at onset and their evolution.Material a...

Introduction: Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumours (VIPomas) represent a rare type of neuroendocrine tumour whose incidence is 1 in 10 million per year. Most are located in the pancreas. They cause diffuse watery (secretory) diarrhoea, hypokalaemia and achlorhydria and also appear as an uncommon cause of hypercalcaemia.Case report A 69-year-old female with previous diagnosis of a ‘non-functioning’ neuroendocrine pancreatic tumour (20...

Introduction: Noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome (NIPHS) is an entity with low prevalence (4%), more frequent in neonates and infants and with a male preponderance, characterized by endogenous hyper insulinemic hypoglycemia, not caused by an insulinoma. Pancreatic histology usually reveals diffuse nesidioblastosis.Case report: A 21-years-old man without a remarkable personal or family history was referred describing a 15 kg weight g...

A 52-year-old male patient with no past medical history of interest was admitted to our Endocrinology Unit with a clinical course developed in the last month of sudden polyuria, nocturia and polydipsia (8 liters/day) associated with bilateral low back and leg pain, a right-side nasal congestion with eye swelling and paresthesia. Physical examination revealed a doubtful thickening of the nasal mucosa and several two-cm- scattered erythematous disseminated skin lesions. Blood sa...