Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: We had the aim to determine the insulin treatment strategy that could prevent or decrease the occurrence of hypoglycaemia while providing better regulation of blood glucose in Tip 2 diabetic patients with cardiac failure.Method: The patients demonstrating similar characteristics with respect to the age, body mass index, the duration of diabetes and heart failure were randomized into two groups as insulin glargine (n: 19) and NPH (n: 11...

Introduction: Dopamine agonists (DAs) consisting of cabergoline (CAB) or bromocriptine is the primary therapy in prolactinomas. DAs are also used in Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome with much higher doses. As a result of reports related to doses in these patients, it is known that long term use of DAs can lead to fibrotic syndromes affecting heart and lung. Cardiac valvulopathies are the most common investigated side effects but there are case reports of ple...

Introduction: Hand-Foot-Uterus Syndrome (HFUS) is a rare genetic condition. It is characterized by abnormalities of the hand, foot, reproductive tract, and urinary tract. There are also wrist- and ankle-bone fusions, very small feet, short great toes, urinary-tract abnormalities, duplications of the reproductive tract in women, urethral openings on the underside of the penis in men, and curved penis. The genetic associations of HFUS is not fully understood. It seems that the m...