Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PAS) is a syndrome that is characterized by the association of two or more organ specific autoimmune disorders. Collagenous mucosal inflammatory diseases involve the columnar-lined gastric and intestinal mucosa. The coexistence of the two disease has not been reported. We have encountered a patient with a rare combination of autoimmune thyroiditis, hypoparathyroidism, primary ovarian failure and collagenous sprue. To our knowled...

Introduction: The clinical implications of QTc and P wave dispersion in patients with Cushing’s syndrome have not been studied previously. In this study, we aimed to compare QTc dispersion and P wave dispersion in patients with Cushing’s syndrome and healthy subjects.Material and method: Sixteen patients with Cushing’s syndrome diagnosed on clinical, laboratory and imaging findings and 16 age and sex matched control subjects were included....

Introduction: Premature ovarian failure is cessation of ovarian function before the expected age, which is usually accepted to be 40. Autoimmune diseases are a frequently seen group of disorders causing premature ovarian failure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the frequency of autoimmune thyroiditis in patients with premature ovarian failure.Material and method: Patients who admitted to our thyroid out patient clinic were included to our study. The ...

Introduction: Aortic elastic properties and aortic stiffness are important determinants of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in different diseases. We aimed to investigate the aortic function and to evaluate the relationship between aortic stiffness and systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricle in patients with Cushing’s disease (CD).Material and method: Fourteen women and one man with newly diagnosed CD, and 17 control c...