Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Viral infections have been implicated as a possible predisposing factor in the pathogenesis of subacute thyroiditis (ST). The seasonal distribution and the common clinical presentation of ST following upper respiratory track infections suggest a possible causative association. Direct serological or thyroid tissue evidence of viral infection during ST is however limited to a few case reports.Case presentation: We present the case of a 59-yea...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis may be associated with anemia (10–34% of thyrotoxic patients), leucopenia (15–30%) and thrombocytopenia (2–5%). We present the case of a 13-year-old girl with Graves’ disease associated with severe pancytopenia.Case presentation: The patient presented with menorrahgia and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory tract infection. On examination she was afebrile with a pulse rate of 100/min at rest. She h...

Aim: Current guidelines for type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) suggest a therapeutic goal for glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) of < 7.0% in adults and < 7.5% in children and adolescents, while emphasizing the importance of managing dyslipidemia. We aimed to record the achievement of therapeutic goals in DM1 patients followed-up in a Greek tertiary center.Methods: Data were included from DM1 patients who had visited the Department at least once in the pr...