Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Isolated ACTH deficiency (IAD) is a rare disease which is characterized by secondary adrenal insufficiency with low cortisol production and normal secretion of pituitary hormones except ACTH. Isolated ACTH deficiency has rare association with Hashimoto’s disease which is characterized by autoimmune origin. This suggests the possibility of common autoimmune process affecting both the pituitary and the thyroid gland. We report a case of IAD with Hashimoto&#146...

Introduction: The criteria defining the threshold size of adrenal incidentaloma (AI) are >1 cm diameter. However, data about AI ≤1 cm diameter is scant. The aim of this study is to evaluate function of adrenal masses ≤1 cm and to compare them with adrenal masses >1 cm as well as to understand the possible utility of determining salivary cortisol in diagnosis of SCS in patients with AI.Method: The study included 137 consecutive patient...

Introduction: Polycycstic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an important disorder in women of reproductive age which is characterised with menstrual dysfunction, anovulation and hyperandrogenism. 5–10% of the female population affected by this syndrome. Nesfatin-1 is a new anorexigenic hormone which is expressed from several regions of hypothalamus and peripheral tissues. Nesfatin-1 is related with obesity, insulin resistance and appetite. We aimed to evaluated the nesfatin-1 leve...

Introduction: Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor which is used for reducing the risk of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Although INR monitoring is not required in the course of treatment, it may be complicated with spontaneous systemic bleeding. Sheehan’s syndrome is characterized with panhypopituitarism which is caused by necrosis of the pituitary gland. Recent studies have demonstrated that panhypopituitarism is associated with b...

Indroduction: Graves’ and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are the most common autoimmune thyroid diseases. After Graves’, hypothyroidism can develop spontaneously or as a result of medical treatment, radioactive iodine therapy or surgery. Development of Graves’ after Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a rare condition. Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease. It has association with other autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disorders, anemias and other skin diso...

Objective: Thyroid diseases are among the most common endocrine disease and with a prevalence of 1.2%. Thyroid hormones have several effects on cardiovascular system. Many studies showed the association between hyperthyroidism and acute ischemic heart disease with conflicting results. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness is a marker of atherosclerosis and independent predictor of coronary artery disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the EAT thickness in patients wi...