Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most frequent cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in infants and children. The list of genetic causes of PAI has grown extensively in recent years(1). Associated features can provide a clue to identify the underlying defect.Case presentation: A 21-year-old female was referred for endocrinological advice about pregnancy. She had been diagnosed with isolated aldosteron deficiency...

Introduction: Several studies identified pre-treatment parameters that could help in the prediction of the thyroid functional outcome after radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) in Graves’ disease. However, the role of the thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab) status is not well studied.Objectives: We investigated if a positive TPO Ab status before radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism is a predictive factor for de...

Objective: We investigated if a positive thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab) status before radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism is a predictive factor for developing hypothyroidism after RAI.Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism with known TPO Ab status, receiving a first administration of RAI. Patients from 4 thyroid outpatient centres in Belgium receiving a f...