Endocrine Abstracts

Most cases of gynecomastia are idiopathic. Among the most frequently identified etiologies are: persistent pubertal gynecomastia, hypogonadism, anabolic steroids and other pharmaceutical drugs use. In the literature, ginecomastia is a well-recognized manifestation of thyrotoxicosis in male patients (in the range of 10% to 40%). However, it is extremely rare in clinical practice as the initial presentation of thyrotoxicosis. The two main factors that contribute to gynecomastia ...

Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is the most prevalent cause of secondary hypertension. The aim of this work was to characterize the diagnostic workup, treatment and follow-up of confirmed PA.The adrenal tumour study group of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology undertook the first retrospective multicentre study of Portuguese PA patients. Data was gathered from nine Portuguese Endocrinology centres (three in the north, one in the centre and five in the sou...