Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The detectable levels of thyroid antibodies in patients suffering from Riedel’s chronic fibrosing thyroiditis (RT) suggest a link between RT and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but the pathogenesis of RT is not really known. Lyme disease is the most frequent tick-borne infection with variable manifestations in different organs caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb).Case report: A 59-year-old woman presented in our outpatient clinic wit...

Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused by growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) overproduction, associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It has different complications, among which insulin resistance, prediabetes and diabetes mellitus are substantial. GH affects glucose metabolism through different mechanisms. The therapy of GH overproduction (for example surgical or radiotherapy) improves glucose metabolism, while different types of medical ther...