Endocrine Abstracts

Background: An adrenal incidentaloma (AI) is defined as an adrenal lesion that is discovered when a radiological study is performed for indications other than suspected adrenal disease. All patients with an AI should be evaluated for endocrine adrenal functioning and malignancy potential features. A combination of pheochromocytoma and Cushing’s syndrome in same adrenal gland is extremely rare. We report a case of AI with the evidence of both pheochromocytoma and sub-clini...

Introduction: Liver function abnormalities in hyperthyroidism are common, several abnormalities have been reported: hepatic cytolysis, cholestasis, insufficiency or even non-specific abnormalities. The pathophysiology of hepatic dysfunction secondary to hyperthyroidism is not yet well established. Graves’ disease can be associated with various autoimmune diseases. However, association with Primary biliary cirrhosis has been described in few cases in literature. We report ...

Background: Multifocal tuberculosis is defined as the involvement of at least two extra-pulmonary sites, with or without pulmonary involvement. The most commonly involved endocrine organ is the adrenal gland. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency revealing multifocal tuberculosis.Case report: A 65 year old female patient with no context of immunosuppression, presented to emergency department with Consciousness disturbance associated with severe hypon...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a systemic disease caused by lesions of the parathyroid gland, such as parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, and parathyroid carcinoma. Bone disease is an important complication of hyperparathyroidism. We herein report a rare case of severe bone disease caused by primary hyperparathyroidism.Case report: A 33-year-old female patient presented with a history of right lower limb pathological fracture...

Background: Acromegaly is an acquired disorder related to excessive production of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Empty sella (ES) is an anatomical condition of sella turcica that is partially or completely filled with cerebrospinal fluid mainly due to intrasellar herniation of subarachnoid space. Here, we describe a rare case of a patient who presented with clinical and biochemical features of acromegaly who had an ES on pituitary magnetic resona...