Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Functional amenorhea can appear due to chemical, emotional of physical chronic stress. It is particular pathology with special issues regagring long therm body sustaiment after the occurence of menses cessation. Material comprise 39 young women, with ages between 17 and 34, (mean age of 24.55±6.09 years), 11 adolescents and 28 adult women, with secondary amenorrhea induced by weight loss, there were addressed to our Endocrine Unit, starting January 2014. Inc...

Introduction: The most common cause of hyperthytoidism is considered to be Graves disease (also known as Basedow disease), an autoimuune disorder. The most recent technique developed for measuring the tissue elasticity is considered to be sonographic elastography.Aim: This study was conducted in order to determinate if any significant changes could be encountered in the elastographic patterns of the different evolutive stages of Graves’ disease.</p...

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid diseases are among of the most important causes of thyroid disfunction. Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis (CAT)and Graves’ Disease (GD) are the major causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, respectively.Aim: The aim of this studywas to evaluate the efficiency of strain elastography in the differential diagnosis of Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis (CAT) and Graves’ disease.Material:...

Introduction: Gigantism represents a rare pathology in children, characterized by growth hormone (GH) excess, before epiphyseal fusion. It associates significant morbidity and decreased life expectancy, in lack of appropriate treatment.Case presentation: O.D., a male patient, 16 years old now, has been followed in our clinic since 2016, being diagnosed with gigantism in Bega Pediatric Clinic, at the age of 12 years 9 months. In 2014, the patient presente...