Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pregnancy in an acromegalic woman is rare and generally safe, but tumor expansion may occur. As this is a rare occurrence, little is known about the optimum management of such patients during pregnancy. We present the case of a woman with acromegaly treated with Lanreotide during pregnancyCase report: A 29-year-old woman with acromegaly underwent transsphenoidal resection of invasive pituitary macroadenoma in August 2014, without cure. In N...

Introduction: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most frequent cause of thyroid disfunction in children and its incidence is increasing. Although thyroid cancer is an uncommon childhood malignancy with a reported incidence of about 0.59 cases per 100,000, there are data suggesting the comorbidity of papillary thyroid carcinoma with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) in children. Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive imaging, based on estimation of mechanical properties (el...

There are a several known interactions between kidney functions, thyroid and metabolic balance. Hypothyroidism is associated with reduced GFR and hyperthyroidism results in increased GFR and increased RAA activation. Chronic kidney disease is characterized by low T3 syndrome, increased primary hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism. The hyperthyroidism increases CKD progression while hypothyroid state lowers it. Proteinuria, especially in nephrotic syndrome, often resul...