Endocrine Abstracts

Central diabetes insipidus is characterized by increased water excretion which is corrected by the administration of antidiuretic hormone. Hypercalciuria is known to be associated with osteoporosis. The aim was to describe the case of a patient with central diabetes insipidus, hypercalciuria, vitamin D deficiency and severe osteoporosis.The case of a patient, female aged 64 years, presenting with central diabetes insipidus, hypercalciuria, vitamin D defi...

Introduction: Metabolic disorder has been frequently observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. In particular, metabolic comorbidities exert a major impact on patients’ morbidity and mortality. Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and osteoporosis are among the most commonly reported metabolic comorbidities in patients with chronic lung disease. COPD patients with comorbidities, such as metabolic disease, are generally more dyspnoeic and have worse hea...

Introduction: Asthma is often associated with various comorbidities, which may affect its clinical intensity and severity. The mechanisms of adult–onset asthma may include several metabolic and inflammatory components that are common to the other diseases such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric diseases.Objectives: Assessment of asthma symptom control and QoL in a subgroup of ast...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is nowadays frequently diagnosed due to routine blood calcium measured in the general biochemical profile. Primary hyperparathyroidism may be due to a parathyroid adenoma or parathyroid hyperplasia. Parathyroid adenoma may occur in the area of the parathyroid glands or may be ectopic.Aim: The aim was to describe the differential clinical expression of primary hyperparathyroidism due to an adenoma or hyperplasia i...

Adrenal adenomas are nowadays frequently diagnosed in the context of abdominal imaging. Osteoporosis may be a presenting manifestation of a cortisol producing adrenal adenoma. The aim was to present two cases of patients diagnosed and treated for osteoporosis who later in the course of the disease were diagnosed with a cortisol producing adrenal adenoma. Two patients, female aged 53 and 56 years, respectively, presented with osteoporosis. T score was −2.8 and &#...