Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACC) are rare and frequently aggressive tumors that may be functional (hormone-secreting) – causing Cushing’s syndrome and/or virilization, or nonfunctional – presenting as an abdominal mass or as an incidental finding. We describe a rare case of stage IV adrenocortical carcinoma which first manifested as treatment resistant Cushing’s syndrome.Case report: In september of 2021, a 24-year-old fe...

Background: Studies suggest that diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with greater risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 and mortality.Aims: To compare clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without DM.Methods: A single-center, retrospective, observational study included adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 treated at VUHSK between 2020-01-01 and 2021-03-31. Patients were...