Endocrine Abstracts

Turner syndrome (TS), resulting from complete or partial loss of X chromosome, occurs in 1 per 2000-2500 liveborn female neonates. Most patients with TS, especially those untreated with growth hormone, present with osteoporosis or osteopenia, and are at increased risk of bone fractures. Available evidence suggests that depletion of bone mass may be associated with inadequate level of physical activity, and consequently, with too low muscle mass and strength. The aim of the stu...

Introduction: The prevalence of incidentally found adrenal tumors – adrenal incidentalomas (AI) – in imaging procedures and autopsy series is up to 4.5–8.7%. Endocrine and clinical evaluation is carried out to diagnose hormonal function or malignancy of the tumors. Nonfunctional adenomas comprise about 80% of AI. The aim of the study was to identify possible association between various clinical, hormonal and radiological features of nonfunctional AI.<p class...

Introduction: The most frequent clinical manifestations of pituitary macroadenoma include headache, vision disturbances and cranial nerve paralysis.Case study: Thirty-year-old man was admitted to intensive care unit at regional hospital. On admission, he was unconscious, with convulsions, spasms and 3-day long history of headache as well as body temperature up to 41.5 °C. The patient was transferred to the Department of Infectious Diseases, with the...