Endocrine Abstracts

A 22-year-old female Ashkenazy Jewish previously healthy complaint on weakness In glucometer, her sugar level was 50 mg% and she felt better after ingestion of a small amount of sugar. 3 weeks ago while traveling in Peru, she developed thyrotoxicosis and was started mercaptizol 30 mg a day and deralin. She didn’t drink iodine (iodinated preparations for water purification) while traveling and had no pain or fever. In physical examination there where no goiter or exophthal...

Background: The majority of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenomas are less than 10 mm in diameter and are described as microadenomas, while corticotroph macroadenomas (≥10 mm) are a less common cause of Cushing’s disease. Prior reports on the differences of clinical and biochemical behavior of corticotroph microadenomas and macroadenomas were inconsistent.Objective: Describe the clinical and biochemical characteristic...

Background: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing pituitary adenoma is the most common cause of endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS), but the relative proportion of adrenal causes of CS is rising. Limited data are available on the clinical manifestations and cause of CS in older women.Objective: Determine the clinical presentation, biochemical profile, and cause of CS in women 65 years of age and older, compared with younger patients with CS.<p cl...