Endocrine Abstracts

ObjectiveSubacute thyroiditis (SAT) was first described by Fritz De Quervain in 1904 and is generally a self-limiting disease causing pain, fever and temporary hyperthyroidism. It generally develops as a result of postviral inflammatory response following viral upper respiratory tract infections, and it has increased since the covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. We aim to present 2 SAT cases associated with COVID-19.Case Summary<p...

Introduction: Adrenocorticalcarcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with an aggressive prognosis, an incidance of 1–2 cases/million/year. It is the cause of 0.2% of all cancer deaths. It is seen in the 4th and 5th decades in adults and mostly unilateral and sporadic. Herein, we present a case of sarcomatoid type ACC which is symptomatic with mass compression and hypertansive attacks.Case presentation: A-52-year-old male was referred to our endocrinolog...

Background: William-Beuren region duplication syndrome (WBDS) is a rare multisystem disease caused by the gain on chromosome 7q and transmitted autosomal dominant, with approximately a population frequency of 1 in 13,000-20,000. The age of diagnosis is variable, but generally, it is diagnosed during childhood. It include endocrine (growth hormone deficiency) and non-endocrine (facial dysmorphology, cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems, neurologi...