Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland causing transient thyrotoxicosis, characterized by neck pain and symptoms of thyroid hormones excess. Viral infections are considered the main trigger of SAT. SAT has also been described after vaccination against H1 N1 vaccine, seasonal influenza virus vaccine, Human Papillomavirus vaccine, and hepatitis B vaccination; more recently, a rising number of cases of SAT following SARS-CoV-2 vac...

IntroductionWe report a case of severe thyrotoxicosis due to a metastatic testicular tumor secreting human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), known to have a TSH-mimicking effect due to alpha-subunits’ structural similarity.Case reportIn November 2020 a 38-year-old man was referred to our Department for thyrotoxicosis of unknown etiology. He had no family history of thyroid disease and his medical history had...

Bariatric surgery is the most-effective treatment for morbid obesity, superior to medical treatment. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition characterized by multiple major risk factors for coronary heart disease, diabetes, fatty liver, and several cancers; the main, diagnostic, components of MS are low HDL-cholesterol (<40 mg/dl in man, <50 mg/dl in woman), raised triglycerides (>150 mg/dl), blood pressure >130/85 mmHg, fasting plasma glucose >100 mg/dl and...

Background and objectives: Recent data on median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in schoolchildren showed that Italy has achieved iodine sufficiency. Nevertheless, no national data on iodine nutrition in pregnancy are available. Therefore, a multicentre study coordinated by the Italian National Observatory for Monitoring Iodine Prophylaxis (OSNAMI), was launched in 8 Italian regions representative of the Northern (Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria), Central (Tuscany, Lazio) and Sou...