Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionSARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus rapidly spread throughout the world.. As it is already known, several endocrine organs do express ACE2, namely, pancreas, thyroid, testis, ovary, adrenal glands, and pituitary We report a patient diagnosed with pituitary incidentaloma and Covid-19. We would like to introduce our experience in treating patient with pituitary incidentaloma and covid-19.Materials and methods<p class="a...

Background: COVID-19 is the pandemic of the new millennium. COVID-19 patients with comorbidities including hypothyroidism could develop a life-threatening situation. We would like to introduce the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism that can aggravate COVID-19.Case Presentation: A 78-yo woman was admitted to Heratsi University hospital with general weakness and shortness of breath. She had a history of Hypertension and Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia...

Introduction: Hypocalcemia is defined as a decreased level of calcium in the blood. The presentation of hypocalcemia varies widely, from asymptomatic to life-threatening. The most common cause of chronic hypocalcemia is postsurgical hypoparathyroidism. This may occur after removal of all parathyroid tissue during thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection for malignancies or after inadvertent interruption of the blood supply to the parathyroid glands during head and neck surger...

Aim: The aim of this study is to find out whether Subacute Thyroiditis may occur after Covid -19 Vaccination.Materials and methods: This investigation was designed and held in “Kanaker-Zeytun” Medical Center and “Muratsan” University Hospital. 25 women (age: 35&pm;7) with proved diagnoses of Subacute Thyroiditis were included in the study. The detailed history of disease was collected in order to understand how many of them survived C...

The Purpose of The Research: The aim of the study is to reveal whether there are any peculiarities of treatment of the subacute thyroiditis, which was caused by Covid-19.Materials and Methods: The research has been conducted in “Muratsan” Hospital Complex and Armenian-American Wellness Center during 2020-2021. Among forty five patients who participated in the study were women about 35+10 years old and all of them were diagnosed with subacute th...

Introduction: The thyroid gland and COVID-19 infection with its associated inflammatory-immune responses are known to be engaged in complex interplay. Until now, the evidence on the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with a history of thyroid cancer remains scarce, and most of the recommendations given are based on common sense.Case report: A 71-year-old man was admitted to Mikaelyan University hospital with general weakness shortness of breath, hiccup and ...

Introduction: How to differentiate lymphadenitis from parathyroid gland?Case report: The patient, a 45-year-old woman, applied to “Muratsan” Polyclinic complaining of asthenia, dry skin, easy fatigability, muscle and bone pain, palpitations. Anamnesis was gained and an examination was carried out. According to the patient’s indication in the anamnesis, total thyroidectomy was done a year before, followed by radioiodine therapy with regard ...

Introduction: Is treatment with Levothyroxine indicated for subclinical hypothyreosis concomitant with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?Case Report: The patient, a 35-year-old woman, applied to “Muratsan” Polyclinic in Armenia with complaints of weakness, fatigue, dry skin, pain in hands, swelling, numbness, all these intensified at night. The above mentioned complaints appeared approx a year ago.The following findings have been de...

28 years old woman has presented to the Armenian-American Wellness Center complaining of muscular weakness, fatigue, palpitation, dysphagia, dry skin and hair fall. The patient was visited by the endocrinologist and referred to the following tests: ultrasound of the thyroid gland, blood test for TSH, FT4 and anti-TPO.Results: Diffusely enlarged thyroid gland with diffuse heterogeneous echotexture and the presence of hypoechoic micronodules. In the left l...

Introduction: Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) is an encapsulated or well-defined, not invasive neoplasm with a follicular growth pattern and core features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). This is considered to be a ’pre-malignant’ lesion of the RAS-like group. The RAS oncogene plays a huge role in human tumorigenesis. RAS gene mutations occur, in an average of 30–45% of follicular thyroid cancers (FTC). A...