Endocrine Abstracts

Virilizing ovarian tumors are a rare cause of hyperandrogenism; they account for 1–2% of all ovarian tumors being the Leydig cell tumor the most common one.We report the case of a 76-year old woman with type 2 diabetes that was referred for androgenic alopecia with 3 years evolution and a recent facial, peri-areolar and dorsal hirsutism. A diagnosis of hypertension was made 18 months previously, and she was on a four anti-hypertensive drug regimen. ...

Background: Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are known to have a higher risk of developing other autoimmune diseases. The most common associated disorders are thyroid autoimmunity (Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) and celiac disease.The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of other autoimmune disorders in T1DM patients of our clinic.Methods: We reviewed 269 files of children and adolescents w...

Introduction: Moderate weight loss (5–10%) translates into health benefits, including improvement in cardiovascular risk. It is essential to assess the results and indicators of success in treating obesity, which is the objective of this work.Methods: A retrospective study of patients with overweight and obesity, followed in Nutrition consultation between 2004 and 2010. We analyzed biodemographic and anthropometric variables, consultation reason and...