Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: To present the case of a 69-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with acromegaly two years following the initial onset of facial and acral symptoms, having already developed colonic hyperplastic polyps, one of the complications associated with acromegaly, one year prior to diagnosis.Material: Case report and literature review.Method: Acromegaly was diagnosed based on clinical suspicion, raised IGF-1 level, absence of GH ...

AimsTo present the case of a 69 year-old female patient who was diagnosed with acromegaly two years following the initial onset of facial and acral symptoms, having already developed colonic hyperplastic polyps, one of the complications associated with acromegaly, one year prior to diagnosis.MaterialCase report and literature review.MethodAcromegaly was diagnosed ...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrine disorder in the general population, with a prevalence of 0.1 to 0.4%, caused by a solitary parathyroid adenoma in 80 to 85% of cases. In pregnancy, however, it is rare and usually manifests with non-specific symptoms leading to the delay in diagnosis A 33-year-old female patient who wasreviewed in obstetrics clinic at 15/40 weeks gestation. She complained of body aches, intermitted nausea and v...