Endocrine Abstracts

A 43-year-old roman, previously living in France was referred to the endocrinology department for Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism in 2017. Thyroid function was easily normalized by a treatment by thyroxine. She had also a medical history of severe alopecia since the age of 20. The diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia was made at that time by a French dermatologist and treatment by estradiol valerate 2 mg with cyproterone acetate (CPA) 50 mg was started. The dose of CPA was lower...

Case: A 42-year old woman was referred to the endocrinology department for polydipsia and polyuria of sudden onset one month prior to presentation. She drank between 8 and 10 litres of water per day and complained of thirst, asthenia and lighter menstruation under her usual oral contraceptive pill. In addition to contraception she took 50 μg of L-thyroxine for Hashimoto thyroïditis. She had also a medical history of pink-red cutaneous lesions evolving for more than 1...

Purpose: We describe the characteristics and prognosis of inpatients with diabetes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Belgium.Methods: We conducted a multicentre retrospective study during the first wave of the pandemic, from March 1, 2020 to May 6, 2020. Data on admission of patients with diabetes and hospitalized due to confirmed COVID-19 were collected. COVID-19 diagnosis was based on a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on nasophar...