Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We already know that smoking is one of the causes of type 2 diabetes. Cigarette smoking increases the risk for type 2 diabetes incidence and is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Nicotine in tobacco is responsible for the association between cigarette smoking and development of diabete.Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of smoking on the course of type 2 diabete.Material and Methods...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease that leads to a generalized over activity of the entire thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). It is caused by TRAb thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb), which bind to receptors on the surface of thyroid cells and stimulate those cells to overproduce and release thyroid hormones. Subacute thyroiditis is presumed to be caused by a viral infection or a postviral inflammatory process. It is a self-l...

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder and is associated with development of chronic macrovascular complications leading to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical profile of macrovascular complications in diabetic patients in Korca, Albania.Material and methods: A total of 456 cases with type 2 DM attending Department of Endocrine (outpatient/inpatient), from Januar...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus has been claimed to be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. CA 19-9 is known as a tumor marker for pancreatic cancer upper gastrointestinal tract, ovarian hepatocellular, and colorectal cancers, as well as in inflammatory conditions of the hepatobiliary system, biliary obstruction and in thyroid diseases.Aim of the study: To evaluate the level of Ca19-9 in diabetic patients and the incidence of pancreatic cancer.<p cla...

Introduction: Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II (PGA-II) or Schmidt’s syndrome is a very rare autoimmune disorder and difficult to diagnose because the symptoms of this syndrome depends on the gland which gets involved first. Approximately 14–20 people per million population are affected by polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II. It is characterised by the obligatory occurrence of autoimmune Addison’s disease in combination with thyroid autoimmune dis...

Introduction: Hurthle cell carcinoma was considered to be a variant of follicular thyroid cancer. However, recent clinical and molecular studies clearly indicate that Hurthle cell cancer is a distinct tumor type. Histologically, it is characterized by the presence of a cell population of ‘oncocytes’, mostly eosinophilic oxyphilic cells and abundant cytoplasm,closely packed mitochondria, and round oval nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Unlike follicular thyroid cancer...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is more prevalent in women and sometimes the patients are without clinical signs. Parathyroid disorders aren’t uncommon in the general population.Clinical case: A woman 68-year-old was present to the ambulatory visit with multiple joint pains and generalized weakness, constipation and weigh loss since 1 year ago. She hadn’t any history of fever, anorexia, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. She refered that s...

Background: Psoriasis is a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease that may exhibit a variety of clinical manifestations. Psoriasis has also been identified as a multisystem chronic inflammatory disorder associated with multiple comorbidities. Recently has been reported a role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis of different skin diseases, including psoriasis.Aim: The objective of this study was to measure the serum level of vitamin D in patients with ps...

Background: Diabetes is one of the risk factor for coronary disease. Patient with diabetes have a increased prevalence and incidence of coronary vessels disease compare with the people without diabetes in the general population.Aim and objectives: To compare the study of angiographic coronary results in the patient with and without diabetes.Materials and methods: 172 pacients; 66 with diabetes and 106 without diabetes was admitted ...

Case report: We report a young woman with ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS), headache, visual field defect and pituitary macro adenoma. The patient was treated about four years ago as pituitary PRL-secreting adenoma with carbergoline. The evaluation of other hormones FSH, LH and Estradiol values wasn’t done. The patient presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and headaches and amenohrrea. The pregnancy test was negative and pelcic ultrasound demonstrated enl...