Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Fructosemia is a rare autosomal recessive genetic metabolic disorder, caused by mutations in the ALDOB (9q22.3) gene, encoding the enzyme aldolase B. This case shows that fructosemia typically causes hypoglycemia. This disorder should be included in differential diagnosis. Prevalence of GDM in women with fructosemia is unknown, but it is a rare condition1.Case: Five month old female baby arrived in 1976 to the Hospital o...

Introduction: Giant prolactinomas are rare tumours, they represent range from 0.5 to 4.0% of all pituitary tumours. We are presenting a patient with giant prolactinoma without visual field defects and any obvious clinical symptoms related to hyperprolactinemia and probably associated with alopecia universalis.Case: 32 years old man has visited outpatient department of our hospital, complaining of severe headache for the last three years. He underwent bra...

Introduction: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production by the pulmonary neuroendocrine tumour (p-NET) is rare, and is considered an aggressive variant of carcinoid tumours with poor prognosis.Case presentation: 59-year-old male with fast progressing generalized fatigue, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea was hospitalized in gastroenterology unit of Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kauno klinikos (HLUHS KK). Digestive tra...