Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare disease with a prevalence of 82–144 cases/milion. The etiology of PAI is represented primarily by autoimmune adrenalitis, followed by tuberculosis and less common by fungal infections, HIV, hemorrage in adrenal glands, certain drugs and by some genetic disorders such as Triple A syndrome (AAA), Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), congenital adrenal hypoplasia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, etc.C...

Introduction: Gastrinoma is rare gastrin-secreting neuroendocrine tumor (NET), usually located in the pancreas or duodenum. The most common presentations of gastrin secreting tumor is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES). Only about 10% of patients have non demonstrable ulcer.Case presentation: A 67 years old female, with premature menopause, mild hypothyroidism with optimal replacement treatment, osteopenia and history of chronic gastritis, is admitted to o...