Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The treatment of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency involves the chronic use of glucocorticoids. The balance between the dose needed to supply the cortisol deficit and the possible consequences of overtreatment is a challenge. In patients with Addison disease (AD), androgens deficiency is an additional factor for osteoporosis.Objective: To evaluate if there are differences in bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with Addison’s disease ver...

Introduction: The effects of long-term replacement therapy of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) are still a matter of debate. Glucocorticoid (GC) replacement regimens do not completely mimic the endogenous hormonal production and their monitoring is sometimes difficult. Therefore, some patients are exposed to mild GC excess with potential complications, such as hypertension, diabetes, and skeletal fragility. Data on bone mineral density (BMD) in PAI is still scarce and contr...

Introduction: Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a heterogeneous disease characterized by hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia and parathyroid hormone resistance. The distinct pseudohypoparathyroidism types are distinguished by physical features, the coexistence of other hormone resistances and genetic defects. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib is more often associated with sporadic cases, unlike others types.Clinical Case: Male, born in France, diagnosed with pseudo...