Endocrine Abstracts

Vitamin D role is not only associated with mineral metabolism and bone health but also in globally important diseases such as obesity and metabolic syndrome. The aims of this study were to investigate: i) 25(OH) vitamin D levels in obese patients with and without metabolic syndrome and compare these with levels in healthy subjects, ii) the relationship between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and metabolic syndrome components such as body mass index, waist circumference, blood pr...

Introduction and aim: Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disorder of reduced osteoclastic bone resorption. Defective bone remodelling induces skeletal sclerosis and abnormally dense but brittle bones. We present here a case of autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II as a cause of high bone mineral density (BMD).Case report: A 52-years-old woman with a complaint of bone pain and headache referred to our clinic for evaluation of high BMD. Her medical history...

Introduction: Thyrotropin secreting pituitary adenomas are rare constituting <2% of pituitary adenomas. Thirty percent of these tumors may be plurihormonal. Most common cosecreted hormone is GH and the least one is PRL. We report here a case of plurihormonal pituitary adenoma symptomatic for TSH secretion.Case report: A 35-year-old female admitted to hospital because of fatigue, heat intolerance, headache, galactorrhea and menstrual irregularity. Her...

Thyroidectomy is the definitive treatment for toxic multinodular goiter (TXMNG). Surgery should be performed when the patient is euthyroid which decreases perioperative cardiac risks. Plasmapheresis is a procedure that removes the thyroid hormones from the circulation. It is an alternative method in case of resistance or contraindications to anti thyroid drugs. Role of plasmapheresis in the treatment of TXMNG is not fully determined in the literature. We report a case with TXM...

Introduction: Sertoli–Leydig cell tumours are rare tumours which account for <1% of all solid ovarian tumors. It mostly occurs in 2–4° decades of life. Rapidly progessing symptoms/signs of androgen excess suggest the presence of and androgen secreting tumor.Case: Two postmenopausal patients (50 and 57 year-old) were referred to our Endocrinology Clinic for evaluation of worsening hirsutism. Both of patients had manifestations of hypera...

Introduction: APECED syndrome is characterized by the three most common components of the condition, i.e. mucocutaneous candidiasis, autoimmune hypoparathyroidism, and Addison’s disease. Presence of two of these components suffices for diagnosis.The case: A 33-year-old female patient presented to the endocrinology polyclinic for weakness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, recurring vaginal itch, and discharge for 1 year, intermittent dysphagias and ameno...