Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 (APS type 2) is co-occurrence of primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) and autoimmune thyroid disease – most commonly Hashimoto thyroiditis (Schmidt syndrome). If it is associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus it is known as Carpenter syndrome. We present clinical pictures of two 33-year-old patients (born in 1980) diagnosed with APS type 2 manifested as Carpenter syndrome to emphasize different courses of t...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A) is a multi-glandular autosomal dominant genetic disorder which, most typically, includes medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma and primary hyperparathyroidism. The authors present a case study of a young man in whom cardiogenic shock was the first manifestation of pheochromocytoma and MEN2A.Case report: A 30-year-old man without a past history of hypertension or any other chronic m...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare endocrinopathy which shows characteristic phenotypic and metabolic features. Primarily patients in their forties or fifties suffer from this disorder but the main problem is late diagnosis, especially in men, even 10 years after the first symptoms. We present an unusual clinical course of acromegaly with no phenotypic features to stress the need to perform complete evaluation of endocrine function in hypogonadal patients.<p class="abstext...