Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperprolactinemia is a common endocrine condition causing galactorrhoea. Breast abscess is a frequent complication of the post partum period and breast feeding but it rarely occurs out of these two situations. We report the case of a patient presenting with tumoural hyperprolactinaemia associated with a breast abscess.Case report: A 34 years-old patient presented with galactorrhoea, spaniomenorrhoea and headache for six months. She had not...

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the association between anthropometric parameters and non alcoholic hepatic steatosis in type 2 diabetes.Methods: Computed tomography imaging was used to assess hepatic fat content in 80 men and women with type 2 diabetes. Inclusion criteria included a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (≥1 year of duration), without history of hepatic disease or daily consumption of alcohol drink. Clinical and biochemica...