Endocrine Abstracts

Although diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is recognized one of complications of acromegaly, it is very rare as only five cases are reported as a primary manifestation.A 43-year-old Japanese woman, who had never pointed out impaired glucose tolerance, had emergency admitted by DKA. Her plasma glucose was 440 mg/dl, HbA1c 15.7%, urinary keton body (3+), BGA pH7.257, then she was cured by rehydration of saline and continues intravenous insulin injection. She was...

Objective: The prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) occures in approximately 5–10% of patients with hypertension. Aldosterone induces fluid retention and a variety of angiopathy. We investigated the course of hypertension and renal function in the post-treatment period.Methods: Nine patients with PA were performed adrenalectomy and 21 patients were administered medications including mineralocorticoid receptor brocker. Blood pressure, serum potas...