Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Multiple adverse health outcomes are reported in response to low vitamin D and/or hyperparathyroidism.Aim and methods: A cross-sectional study in a random sample of mainly non-vitamin D supplemented Danish women (N=1580) during winter-time. We investigated prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, hyperparathyroidism, general health and quality of life (QoL) as assessed by a general health questionnaire and a validated hyperparathyroi...

Background: Glucocorticoid (GC) formulations are widely used as anti-inflammatory treatment, and synthetic GC, e.g. prednisolone, is the cornerstone treatment of polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). Long-term pharmacological GC treatment may induce adrenal insufficiency (GIA). Adrenal function is, however, not routinely assessed after discontinuation of long-term GC treatment, and it is unknown, if hydrocortisone replacement is beneficial. This study aim...