Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0049ep1320 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Evaluation of oxidative stres by means of thiol-disulphide homeostasis in patients with euthyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Dirikoc Merve , Topaloglu Oya , Aydin Cevdet , Dirikoc Ahmet , Polat Sefika Burcak , Erel Ozcan , Ersoy Reyhan , Cakir Bekir

Aim: In this study we aimed to evaluate the oxidative stress via evaluating changes in dynamic thiol-disulphide status in euthyroid patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).Methods: Fifty euthyroid patients with HT and 50 healthy individuals were enrolled in this study. Thyroid function tests (free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), thyrotropin (TSH)), acute phase reactants (C-reactive protein (CRP), high sensitive CRP (hs-CRP)) and thi...

ea0035p61 | Adrenal Medulla | ECE2014

A difficult case of ectopic Cushing's syndrome due to ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma presented with normal fractionated urinary catecholamines and metanephrines

Topaloglu Oya , Polat Sefika Burcak , Ogmen Berna Evranos , Baser Husniye , Dirikoc Merve , Tokac Mehmet , Sak Serpil Dizbay , Ersoy Reyhan , Cakir Bekir

Introduction: Ectopic ACTH secretion by pheochromocytoma causing Cushing’s syndrome has been reported rarely. Here, we present a patient with ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, caused by a pheochromocytoma with normal fractionated 24 h urinary catecholamines and metanephrines.Case report: A 48-year old female patient admitted to our clinics with the complaints of severe hypertension despite receiving anti hypertensive therapy. Severe he...