Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Current guidelines for type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) suggest a therapeutic goal for glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) of < 7.0% in adults and < 7.5% in children and adolescents, while emphasizing the importance of managing dyslipidemia. We aimed to record the achievement of therapeutic goals in DM1 patients followed-up in a Greek tertiary center.Methods: Data were included from DM1 patients who had visited the Department at least once in the pr...

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1B (HNF1B) defects (mutations or deletion) are associated with amultisystem disorder, including urinary tract abnormalities and diabetes (MODY 5, maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5). We present the case of a patient with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in the context of 17q12 deletion syndrome who several years later, presented with MODY 5. A 20-year-old male presented at the outpatient Endocrine Clinic with new-...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis may be associated with anemia (10–34% of thyrotoxic patients), leucopenia (15–30%) and thrombocytopenia (2–5%). We present the case of a 13-year-old girl with Graves’ disease associated with severe pancytopenia.Case presentation: The patient presented with menorrahgia and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory tract infection. On examination she was afebrile with a pulse rate of 100/min at rest. She h...