Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The defecatory strain in constipated people can raise the blood pressure and occasionally trigger cardiovascular events.Methods: Review of the patient’s clinical records and the relevant literature.Results: Clinical Case: A 53-year old woman with history of breast surgery for adenocarcinoma and chronical constipation had severe resistant hypertension in the previous three years; she had hypertensive crises with ...

IntroductionVitamin D deficiency is associated with higher risk of COVID-19, and type 2 diabetic patients are a vulnerable group. We described an alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency (81.0% < 30 ng/ml plasma calcifediol) in unsupplemented type 2 diabetes patients during the 2020 spring lockdown in Northern Gran Canaria. During the winter period (December 2020 to February 2021) some restrictions for social gatherings and a nightly curfew have been en...

IntroductionSevere hemorrhage is a rare and potentially lethal manifestation of adrenal gland nor usually associated with primary aldosteronism.Material and methodsReview of the patient’s clinical record and of the relevant literature.Case reportA 47-year-old male with personal history of asthma, untreated stage II hypertension, obesity, dysphagia associated ...

IntroductionCOVID-19 is an evolving disease and its clinical picture is constantly being updated. Severe hypoglycemia has not been usually recognized as a COVID-19 symptom (except when caused by hydroxychloroquine toxicity) but in our patient it has been apparently triggered by the disease.MethodsReview of the patient’s records and the relevant literature.Clinical case<p class=...