Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pendred syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease and the classic triad is congenital sensorineural hearing impairment, goiter and impaired iodine organification with abnormal perchlorate discharge test, but hypothalamic tumors are not a feature of this syndrome.Case report: We report a case of a 32-year-old female with Pendred syndrome confirmed by genetic testing and perchlorate discharge test, with goiter, hypothyroidism treated wit...

Introduction: Liquid silicone is an inert material that as minimal local tissue reaction, but it is the systemic complications, such as silicone embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that carry the highest associated morbidity. Liquid silicone is frequently used for illegal cosmetic procedures in transsexual patients, and the most common injection sites are the hips, buttocks, face and breasts.We report a case of silicone embolism with ...