Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ovarian hyperthecosis (OH) is a rare condition, reported only in case reports and small case series and is characterized by severe hyperandrogenism leading to virilisation and insulin resistance. The term hyperthecosis refers to the presence of luteinized thecal cells within a hyperplastic ovarian stroma and the pathophysiology of this remains poorly understood. Despite the fact that hyperandrogenism is a relatively common clinical problem, severe hyperandrogenis...

Introduction: Addison’s disease is a rare disorder, described mainly in isolated cases. The two most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency are autoimmune adrenalitis and adrenal tuberculosis, which is still the primary cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in developing countries. Adrenal tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose, the classic presentation with non specific symptoms delay the diagnosis. In some cases, the background of tuberculosis and hyperpigm...