Endocrine Abstracts

Neonatal Cushing syndrome (CS) is a rather rare disease. The majority of these few cases are of ACTH dependent origin or caused by a unilateral adrenal tumour (carcinoma or adenoma), however ACTH independent bilateral hyperplasias stand for only a few percent of all cases. The management of neonatal CS depends on the underlying cause – if found in time - of the disease. In the past the survival rate of children with CS was low, new and renewed medical attempts have improv...

A 17-year-old boy was referred to our Department. In his medical history Crohn’s disease had been supposed because of abdominal pain and distention. He had previously undergone minor surgery as having large tongue with neuromas and hypertrophic gums. Due to his marfanoid appearance, arachnodactyly, massive eyebrows and lips together with his medical history, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B) was suspected, which is a very uncommon hereditary disease. It consist...

Introduction: Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) may be associated with mutations of genes coding for pituitary transcription factors, of which the PROP1 and Pit1, gene mutations have been most extensively studied. However, there are controversial data about the prevalence of these gene mutations in non-acquired childhood-onset CPHD patients.Objectives: To examine the prevalence and spectrum of PROP1 and Pit1 gene mutations in CPHD patients a m...