Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Long term control of glucotoxicity has been shown to increase the secretion of insulin and C-peptide (Cp) from beta cells. However, there is limited data concerning the effect of short term glycemic control and reversal of glucotoxicity on basal Cp. We aimed to investigate the change in serum Cp levels after short term glycemic control in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).Materials and methods: A total of 123 patients...

The most frequent pathology of primary hyperparathyroidism presented with the findings of hypercalcemia is parathyroid adenoma. Some patients having the signs of primary hyperparathyroidism may have intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma and it may be overlooked. We present a case of intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma presented with bone pain.47-year-old female patient referred to our clinics with bone pain and she had no pruritus, dry mouth, dyspepsia, abdo...

Introduction: Incretin based therapeutics have commonly been used in the last years for the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Linagliptin is a member of “dipeptidyl peptidase 4” (DPP-4) inhibitors and often preferred owing to some advantages over the others. We present a diabetic case developing skin findings after the initiation of linagliptin.Case: 66 year-old woman with a history of type 2 DM for 10 years was admitte...

Introduction: Most of the human studies suggested an association between obesity and low 25(OH)D3 0levels. It has been proposed that co-existence of vitamin D deficiency may have a role in the development of IR in obesity. We aimed to reveal whether any association was present between IR and 25(OH)D3.Materials-methods: 223 obese patients referred to our clinics were evaluated for the study. 24 patients with known diabetes mellitus were excluded. Finally,...

In this study, we attempted to assess the toxicity of Methyl Thiophanate (MT) on the biochemical and reproductive parameters in male Wistar rats as well as the possible protective role of Zingiber officinale (Ginger, Ging) extract against MT-induced toxicity. Hence, forty adult Wistar rats were allocated into four groups of 10 rats for each; the first group served as control, groups 2, 3 and 4 were treated orally (5/week) for 8 weeks by MT (150 mg/kg bw), Ging (100 mg...

Aims: Bening and malignant thyroid nodules are the most common lesions of endocrine glands. Some molecular markers; Mut-S homolog-2 (MSH2) and Mut-L-homolog-1 (MLH1) are the two of DNA repair proteins and metil guanin–DNA-metil transferase (MGMT) is the DNA repair enzymes have been studied. In this study, our aim is to evaluate MSH2, MLH1, and MGMT levels in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), multinodular colloidal goitre (MNG), and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) and ...

Introduction: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon cause for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It has been linked to many conditions such as physical exertion, emotional stress, fibromuscular dysplasia, autoimmune diseases. Recent studies suggest high prevalence of hypothyroidism in unselected consecutive patients with SCAD compared with a control group of ACS patients without SCAD with more distal dissections on curly vessels.Case r...

Aims: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) increase the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis, particularly in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). We aimed to determine whether SGLT2i use increase the risk of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) and to indicate its demographic, clinical features.Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 51 patients over 18 years-old admitted to emergency unit at a tertiary care hospital from 2018...

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is a common condition in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This condition is often asymptomatic and predisposes to severe complications of diabetes. The aim of this work was to study the clinical, biological, and evolutionary features of CD in diabetic children compared to a control group of non-celiac diabetic children.Patients and methods: Retrospective study of a cohort of 10 T1D children with CD compared to a cont...

Introduction: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease that occurs mainly in childhood. In its multifocal form, the central nervous system may be affected, but rarely as the primary site of the disease. The prevalence of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) ranges from 10% to 50% and in most cases is established after the diagnosis of LCH. We report 2 cases of CDI that revealed a LCH.Observations: Case 1: A one-year old male patient was admitted...