Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: A high prevalence of sexual disorders has been observed in women with types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Here we present 4 years, two-center results of the study of disorders of female sexual functioning in female patients with diabetes.Materials and methods: During the time period 2011–2014, female DM patients and healthy controls were enrolled according to the protocol inclusion criteria. The FSFI, FSDS, and GHQ-28 questionnaires ...

Introduction: Postmenopausal virilization with acute onset and rapid progression requires a thorough investigation for the presence of adrenal or ovarian tumor. We present here a challenging case of a radiologically not visible and rare androgen-hypersecreting ovarian tumor.Case report: A 71-year old postmenopausal woman presented to our department for the investigation of terminal hair growth, of recent onset and rapid progression, on the upper lip, chi...

Introduction: Type 1 DM (T1DM) has been associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) but not with quantitative computed tomography (QCT). QCT provides a three-dimensional image and measures bone’s volume directly as density, independent of the surrounding tissues. The purpose of this study was to evaluate BMD in patients with T1DM using DEXA and QCT.Methods/design: We studied 81 patients with T1D...

Introduction: Limited data exists regarding testosterone levels in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The objective of this study was to evaluate serum sex steroids levels and body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry method (DEXA) in male patients with T1DM.Methods/design: We studied 36 male patients with T1DM (group D) (age: 35.3+11.66, years) and 35 healthy control (group C) matched for age, sex, and BMI. In both groups waist circumference...

IntroductionThe differential diagnosis between benign and malignant parathyroid neoplasms may be challenging and should always be based on clinical and histological criteria. We are presenting a case series of three patients with clinical, biochemical and imaging findings supporting the presence of a malignant neoplasm but histological findings confirming the diagnosis of a parathyroid adenoma.Case 1A 24-year...