Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine, was considered as a disease of childhood. The symptoms can be obvious. That is the main reason why CD is underdiagnosed in elderly patients.Aims & Methods: The purpose of our study was to demonstrate a clinical case of CD which was diagnosed in a 41-year-old female patient. The patient attended our clinic with complains of weakness, tenderness, abdominal distension, weig...

Introduction: Acute ischaemic stroke is a stressful condition in which there is marked increase in the production of cortisol. In the past adrenal insufficiency in critically ill patients had been shown to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To date there is no study performed to determine its prevalence among patients with acute ischaemic stroke.Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of relative adrenal insu...

Objective: Thyroid hormones are powerful mediators of numerous physiological and metabolic processes, including blood clotting, and thyroid dysfunction can adversely affect various stages in the coagulation cascade. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is used to measure platelet size and may indicate platelet activity. Studies have reported that increased MPV is associated with atherosclerotic lesions and cardiovascular diseases, and conflicting results have been reported for the relat...