Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) represents a common extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves’ disease, however 2-7.5% of primary hypothyroid patients can experience a form of TAO as well. This condition is a rare autoimmune disease, where auto-antibodies (anti-TSH receptor antibodies or TRAb) target antigens shared by the thyroid and the orbit. This results in the inflammation, swelling and bulging of the eyes and surrounding orbital tissues. There are...

Resistant hypertension of endocrine cause can make for a challenging diagnosis but it certainly is a very important one.Case report: We present the case of a 65 year old male patient with a history of arterial hypertension and hypokalemia for the past 10 years, for which he was prescribed a combination of alpha and beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), loop diuretic, and spironolactone. The lack of response to thi...

Introduction: Even mild to moderate maternal iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with impaired child cognition. Iodine deficiency is especially problematic in pregnant women, who have a higher iodine requirement (250 μg/day) than non-pregnant women (150 μg/day).Objective: To assess iodine status (median urinary iodine concentration, UIC) in pregnant women from multiple endemic or non-endemic areas in Romania, 13 years after impleme...