Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Immunossupression is a possible consequence of hypercortisolism, putting these patients in a state of increased risk of infections.Case report: Female, 19 years old. In July 2014 she seek for medical care because she became feverish and developed an erythematous rash on her face/trunk with subsequent widespread to the entire body. She was admitted in the ICU with the diagnosis of severe varicella with acute cholestatic hepatitis and conflue...

Introduction: Diabetic foot infection imposes a significant burden and is a major cause of non-traumatic limb amputation. Antibiotic therapy plays a crucial role in the management these patients. In our institution, empirical antibiotic therapy is tailored to the presence of risk factors for multidrug-resistant microorganisms. For patients without risk factors, empirical intravenous amoxicillin-clavulanate at a dose 2.2 g every 8h is used. For patients with risk factors such a...