Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The term congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) encompasses a group of autosomal recessive disorders, each of which involves a deficiency of an enzyme involved in the synthesis of cortisol, aldosterone, or both. Deficiency of 21-hydroxylase, resulting from mutations or deletions of CYP21A, is the most common form of CAH, accounting for more than 90% of cases.Case report: Two female siblings were referred to endocrine clinic with the complain ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis and the release of intracelluler muscle contents into systemic circulation. It can became a life-threatening disorder when complicated by acute tubuler necrosis and renal failure. Fenofibrate, a fibric acid derivate, is used to treat diabetic dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia and combined hyperlipidemia alone or in combination with statins. Rhabdomyolysis associated with fenofibrate is extremely rare. In nearly all...

Introduction: Parathyroid adenomas appear typically as homogeneous, hypoechoic lesions compared to the thyroid on the ultrasonography examination. They can be detected easily when they are more than 1 cm. However, cystic parathyroid adenomas are rare. When present, they appear as decreased echogenic areas in the gland. Extrathyroidal feeding from an artery at one pole of the gland is characteristic which is seen on Doppler imaging. We aimed to present a case series including s...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) seen in 10–70% of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) has a significant risk of mortality. We present a DKA in a patient with DM1 resulted in hypokalemia related ECG abnormalities that the diagnosis needed to be differentiated from acute coronary syndrome. A 18-year-old women without any significant past medical history admitted to hospital with a two day history of fatique, weakness, nausea, vomiting. Patient appeared hipovolemic. Vit...

Aim: Several studies suggest a link between vitamin D and obesity. Vitamin D may play a role in obesity. Ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide which induces obesity by central and peripheral mechanisms. Administration of ghrelin promotes food intake and decreased fat utilisation in rodents. Ghrelin levels are decreased in obese individuals.The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D status and ghrelin levels.Methods: All subjects ...