Endocrine Abstracts

Metastatic infiltration of the adrenal glands is a common finding of malignancies, but few case reports showed primary adrenal insufficiency being the presenting manifestation of underlying malignant tumors. Here, we report a case of adrenal insufficiency secondary to metastases from lung adenocarcinoma.A 69-year-old man was admitted to emergency department with weakness, altered mental status, hypotension, fever and weight loss. He had 100 pack-year his...

Background: There are plenty of primary genetic or secondary causes for both hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Two different genetic causes in one patient does not generally come to mind in first place.Aim: We report a case who has two genetic alterations as a cause of hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia.Case report: 62 year-old male referred because of high serum lipid levels. He had no active complaint. The...

Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) is a rare cause of hypoglycemia and characterized with autoantibodies to insulin in a patient without prior exposure to exogenous insulin. Medications with sulfydryl group and autoimmune diseases are known to be associated with this syndrome. Nearly 90% of the cases were reported in Japanese patients. We presented a Turkish patient with insülin autoimmune syndrome possibly caused by α-lipoic acid. A 62-year-old woman was admitted to ...

Introduction: Hypoglycemia is a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) with high morbidity and mortality. Risk of hypoglycemia is affected by the type and duration of DM, use of insulin or oral antidiabetic agents, dietary habits and comorbidities. In this study, we aimed to understand frequency and causes of hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 DM in Turkish population and especially collect data about hypoglycemia in geriatric population.Methods: Betwe...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has been reported to be associated with hypopituitarism. Also, internal carotid artery coil embolisation for aneurysmal hemorrhage is a rare cause of hypopituitarism. 58-year-old female patient who admitted to Emergency Department of Gazi University Medical Faculty due to visual loss and severe headache that did not respond to analgesics accompanied by nausea-vomiting starting 4–5 days ago. Sixth cranial nerve paralysis and bilateral tem...