Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The Cushing’s disease (CD) is associated with comorbidities that have a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. However, it is not known the true impact of the disease remission on these comorbidities.Objectives: To assess the evolution of comorbidities associated with CD, after its remission.Methods: It was done an observational, analytical and retrospective study of patients with CD in remission, fo...

Turner’s Syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities found in 1 in 2500 live female births. Y chromosome material is detected in up to 6% of patients by karyotype, but with new technologies (DNA analysis), Y chrmosome sequences have been reported in 60% of patients. The presence of Y material has been associated with virilization and with the development of gonadal neoplasia.Aim: Determine the frequency of Y chromosome sequences in ...

Introduction: Gastroparesis associated with diabetic autonomic neuropathy is an underdiagnosed complication, although relatively common in diabetes. It is more prevalent in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) with more than ten years of disease and especially in patients with poor metabolic control.Clinical case: Female, 37 years old, DM1 with 17 years of evolution with poor metabolic control (HbA1c 9.3%) and several microvascular complications such as prolif...