Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Measuring thyroid stimulating hormone levels alone may be insufficient to appropriately evaluate thyroid function. Reduced thyroid stimulating hormone levels associated to normal/reduced FT4 levels should prompt investigation of pituitary function.Case: A 31-year-old man underwent biochemistry and thyroid function assessment for asthenia. He developed thyrotoxicosis due to painless thyroiditis with. positive.antithyroid antibodies. ...

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus increases with age in all population. With the demographic transition and population aging, diabetes mellitus will be a major public health problem in all countries.Aims: to study the specific management of diabetes in very old subjects with multiple co morbidities and functional disabilities.Patients and Methods: We described a population of 199 diabetic patients aged 80 years and ...