Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Paragangliomas are rare endocrine tumors that represent extra-adrenal localization of pheochromocytomas. Signs of catecholamine excess are the most found manifestation of this tumor especialy hypertension. However, paragangliomas can be asymptomatic or can manifest with nonspecific signs. The association between pheochromocytomas and inflammatory diseases is exceptional.Observation: Here we report the case of a 26 years old male that was ad...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of adrenal gland tissue that is responsible for secondary hypertension and other clinical manifestations resulting from catecholamine excess and it can result in severe damage to other body systems, especially the cardiovascular system. Here we report an atypical presentation of pheochromocytoma.Presentation: A 40 years old female patient that was admitted into the internal medicine ward with acute ischemia ...

Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism is defined by excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) that is responsible for calcium regulation. Hyperparathyroidism can be primary in which the gland is affected and it produces PTH excessively or secondary or tertiary that cause hypersecretion of PTH as a regulatory response. The aim of our study was to describe patients with hyperparathyroidise diagnosed in internal medicine departement.Methods: It was a ret...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland and leads to a state of hyperthyroidism. This disease is caused by the production of antibodies that bind to and activate the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor. In some cases, Grave’ disease may be associated with other organ-specific or systemic autoimmune disorders. One of the most frequent multisystemic autoimmune disorders is Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Many s...