Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Secondary osteoporosis is defined as bone loss caused or exacerbated by other clinical disorders. Secondary osteoporosis can be due to a wide range of medical disorders, including endocrine disorders and genetic disorders. We are presenting a clinical case which the patient diagnosed as acute intermittent porphyria while being investigated for secondary osteoporosis.Clinical Case: 41-year-old female patient applied with bone and back pain, ...

Diabetes is one of the risk factors for Achilles tendon rupture. Tendon thickening and impaired collagen organization have been reported in diabetic patients in small studies. In this report, we present the rupture of the Achilles tendon in a female patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy. A 52-years-old woman with a medical history of diabetes treated by intensive insulin therapy, developed pain in the right heel without previous trauma. The p...

Insulinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas with an incidence of four per 1 million persons per year. The co-existence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and insulinoma is very rare. We report a case of 73 year old women with malignant insulinoma and type 2 DM. A 73 year old woman with type 2 diabetes was referred to our clinic for recurrent and severe hypoglycemia especially in the early morning hours. The patient had a history of type 2 DM for 10 years. Although...

Introduction: Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is a urea cycle disorder that causes the accumulation of ammonia, which can lead to neurocognitive problems in patients1. Here we report a 21-year-old man who was diagnosed with OTCD during investigation for secondary osteoporosis.Case: The patient applied to the Endocrinology department complaining of widespread muscle-joint pain, shortening in height, nausea/vomiting attacks followed...