Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an uncommon severe systemic hypersensitivity drug reaction. Several studies have described the occurrence of newly developed endocrine autoimmune diseases following DRESS syndrome resolution. However, little attention has been paid by endocrinologists to this disorder. Here, we report a case of a patient with Graves’ disease following DRESS syndrome.Clinical case: ...

Introduction: Clinically non-functioning pituitary tumors (NFPTs) lack clinical or biochemical evidence of pituitary hormone excess. Their clinical presentation is heterogeneous, including mass effect-related symptoms and/or hypopituitarism, or even no symptoms in incidentally-detected NFPTs. We aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation spectrum of NFPTs in a cohort of patients managed at our hospital.Methods: Clinical, demographic, biochemical and ima...

Background: The effect of maternal weight gain in obstetric and perinatal morbidity in pregnant with gestational diabetes (GD) is not established.Objectives: Evaluation of the impact of weight gain in obstetric and perinatal outcomes in women with GD.Methods: Retrospective study of women with GD between January/2020-March/2021. Weight gain in pregnancy was evaluated by 2009 IOM recommendations, women were divided in 3 groups: exces...