Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalance of thyroiditis in ankylosing spondylitis patients in this study. We investigated the role of serum procalcitonin as a chronic inflamatory marker in ankylosing spondylitis.Methods: Sixty-seven patients who diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and 57 healthy controls were included in our study. Serum levels of procalcitonin, TSH, free triiodothyronine...

Thyroid acropachy is an uncommon and usually late complication of thyroid disease. The typical clinical presentation of thyroid acropachy includes clubbing, distal soft tissue swelling and periosteal reaction involving the tubular bones of the hands and feet. It is usually associated with exophthalmos and thyroid dermopathy. We present a case with thyroid acropachy as an initial manifestation of toxic adenoma.A 69-year-old man was admitted to our out-pat...