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ea0029p379 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ICEECE2012

Acromegaly, primary hyperparathyroidism and renal cell carcinoma

Nogueira C. , Vinha E. , Mesquita J. , Belo S. , Capela J. , Pereira J. , Coutinho H. , Castro L. , Souto-Moura C. , Resende A. , Bernardes I. , Carvalho D.

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare disorder and sporadic cases are the most frequent. It can also occur in association with genetic syndromes, such as Carney complex, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), MEN-1 like syndrome, isolated familial acromegaly and familial isolated pituitary adenomas.Case report: Thirty five -year-old man was observed in 1994 for gynecomastia. Acromegaly was diagnosed based on clinical, biochemical (IGF1 1094.7 ng/ml, b...

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ea0020p164 | Thyroid | ECE2009

Propylthiouracil-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies positive vasculitis

Alves Marta , Neves Celestino , Magalhaes Angela , Varela Ana , Guerra Fernanda , Pereira-Monteiro Lidia , Carvalho Davide , Morais Paulo , Calistru Ana , Braudier Teresa , Mota A , Capela J A , Couto P S , Ramalho R , Ramos J P , Guimaraes C , Delgado J L , Medina J L

Introduction: Graves disease treatment with antithyroid drugs may be associated to several side effects. Vasculitis development is rare.Clinical case: The authors present the history of a 41-year-old woman with Graves disease followed at endocrinology consultation since February 2004. Three years and a half after starting treatment with propilthiouracil (PTU), she developed eritematous and itching stains in the inferior limbs that spontaneous...

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Acromegaly, primary hyperparathyroidism and renal cell carcinoma

Propylthiouracil-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies positive vasculitis

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