Endocrine Abstracts

Extraadrenal perirenal myelolipom has been reported since 1980. In recent years, it has been reported at an increasing rate in different sites of the body ranging from the nasal cavity, mediastinum to presacral, paravesical region. However, it was the first reported case that perirenal multiple myelolipomas, each myelolipomas was about 5 cm in diameter, in associated with cortisol hypersecretion. A patient was an emigrant. She was followed in her country and was prescribed ket...

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is a thyroid disease which encountered in practice, commonly. Thyroid hormones affect metabolic syndrome parameters including HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, plasma glucose levels, blood pressure and abdominal obesity. Furthermore; there have been growing evidences about the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Therefore; we aimed to evaluate the association between the metabolic parameters and 25-OH-...

Background: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are associated with decreased serum vitamin D level. Therefore, we evaluate the 25-OH-vitamin D in GDM. This study was performed to evaluate the serum vitamin D levels in GDM patients.Methods: This study consisted of 38 patients with GDM who followed up in Haseki Training and Research Hospital’s Endocrinology outpatient clinic. GDM was diagnosed with 50 g (if postprandial 1 h >130–199 mg/...

A 21-year old male with a 4 year history of tip 1 diabetes mellitus was admitted for diabetic ketoasidosis. The patient was on premixed insulin in two divided of 20 units. He had poor control of diabetes with no regular follow up. His height was 141 cm (3rd persentile), and weight was 36 kg (3rd percentile). These anthropometric findings demonstrated low-height for his age. His bone age was consisted with 16 years. Physical examination revealed moon face, hepatomegaly, short s...