Endocrine Abstracts

Thyrotoxic crisis is a manifestation of an extreme and rare state of thyrotoxicosis. It is an acute, life-threatening state. The mortality of thyrotoxic crisis is currently reported at 8–25% [1]. The clinical presentation includes fever, tachycardia, hypertension followed by congestive heart failure, neurological and mental disorders. We present a case of 34-year-old woman without any history of thyroid hyperactivity. She was admitted to hospital after premature amniotic ...

Objective: Pregnancy in women with type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with an increased risk of various obstetric complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate relation of HbA1c, delivery age and various diabetes aspects on pregnancy outcome and gestation in women with T1DM.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 48 women hospitalized to the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos Endocrinol...

Introduction: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a form of diabetes mellitus transmitted by an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, usually diagnosed before the age of 25 years. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease, particularly closely related with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. MODY and NAFLD combination has rarely been described in the literature.Case: A 25-year-old women was admitted to...

The detection and characterization of PTC are based on the evaluation of specific ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodes. However, there is limited data regarding diagnostics without typical malignant-appearing nodules. We report a very rare case of PTC in underlying chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis ultrasonographically manifested with diffuse microcalcification without focal mass. A 22-year-old woman visited our institution complaining of weight loss, general weakness, and...

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare form of thyroid carcinoma that is associated with an extremely poor prognosis. Ultrasonography (US) and subsequent fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) are the first diagnostic methods in the assessment of a palpable thyroid mass. Nevertheless, some clinical and US features of ATC are not specific. Here, we report on an extremely rare case of ATC masquerading as subacute thyroiditis (SAT).A 40-year-old woman w...