Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Recently published research works have concluded that Covid-19 infection will result in endothelial dysfunction or worsen it, especially when associated with comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus. Arterial Stiffness is a manifestation of endothelial dysfunction and it can be used as a prediction parameter as well as a target for therapies aimed at ameliorating endothelial cell dysfunction.Aims and Objectives: To compare arterial stiffness...

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcicnoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with overall incidence of 0.7–2.0 cases/million. It’s a rare & aggressive childhood cancer with a reported incidence of 0.2– 0.3 new cases per 1 million. It has Bimodal distribution - at first decade - 85% functional & 5-6th decade of life 15-30% functional. Paediatric virilising adrenal tumours have a better prognosis after complete resection than in adults. Surgery is the mai...

Background: Etiology of hypopituitarism differs in tropical countries compared to the West and includes pituitary abscess, snake bite, HIV infection, Sheehan syndrome, road traffic accidents, iron overload states etc.Aims and Objectives: The present case series highlights the spectrum of hypopituitarism in tropical countries.Case Details: 1. C1: 23 y/o female presented with loss of consciousness, unrecordable BP and hypoglycemia. H...

P450 Oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of steroidogenesis with varied clinical presentation. POR is the electron donor for all microsomal enzymes involved in steroidogenesis namely P450c 17(17 hydroxylase/17,20 lyase), P450c 21 (21 –hydroxylase), and P450 aro(aromatase). POR deficiency can cause genital ambiguity in both sexes, impaired steroidogenesis and skeletal malformations. Here we present a patient with ovarian cysts and delayed...

This paper studies the attitudes of postgraduate medical students towards endocrinology and diabetology as a career.Fifty post graduate students, pursuing residency in internal medicine, at various colleges throughout India, were requested to fill up a pre-tested, five point Likert scale questionnaire designed to assess their likings for various branches and aspects of medicine.The average age of the respondents was 27 years, with ...

Background: Non-classic adrenal hyperplasia (NCAH), comparatively a rare disease, is characterised by mild to moderate hyperandrogenemia, hirsutism, oligomenorrhea, insulin resistance which incidentally are the hallmarks of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)- a common disorder among reproductive aged women. The data on 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP)serum levels in NCAH has been reported globally but there is limited data available regarding the normal range among healthy Indian...

IntroductionDapagliflozin is sub-optimally utilised in the real world. There is a lack of a comprehensive collaborative guidance for a practical approach to manage patients with cardiometabolic, renometabolic and viscerometabolic disorders. Patients across the CRV-M continuum includes patients with varied clinical profiles.MethodsTwo round Delphi study was conducted using a virtual online-digital connect appr...