Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionVitamin D deficiency is associated with higher risk of COVID-19, and type 2 diabetic patients are a vulnerable group. We described an alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency (81.0% < 30 ng/ml plasma calcifediol) in unsupplemented type 2 diabetes patients during the 2020 spring lockdown in Northern Gran Canaria. During the winter period (December 2020 to February 2021) some restrictions for social gatherings and a nightly curfew have been en...

IntroductionSevere hemorrhage is a rare and potentially lethal manifestation of adrenal gland nor usually associated with primary aldosteronism.Material and methodsReview of the patient’s clinical record and of the relevant literature.Case reportA 47-year-old male with personal history of asthma, untreated stage II hypertension, obesity, dysphagia associated ...

ObjectivePresentation of multinodular goiter as an unusual feature in a patient with Williams-Beuren Syndrome.MethodsReview of the patient’s clinical records and of the relevant literature.IntroductionThe Williams-Beuren Syndrome is a multisystem disorder caused by a microdeletion of 1.5–1.8 megabase pairs on chromosome 7q11-123, with loss of 26–28 ...