Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is more common and severe in diabetic patients. The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of silent myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic diabetitics by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and to correlate the results with risk fators.Methods: We prospectively studied 50 (25 men and 25 women) diabetic patients asymptomatic and without known history of CAD. The minimum duration of diabetes was 15 years for the typ...

Introduction: Brown tumors or osteitis fibrosa cystica are benign bone tumors complicating uncontrolled primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. They may behave aggressively and can be destructive. Their osteolytic aspect may be misinterpreted as skeletal metastases.Methods: A 37-year-old female patient with chronic renal failure on dialysis, presented with pain and swelling of her left knee for 10 days, with no associated trauma. She gave history of tu...

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism owing to Graves’ disease or toxic nodular goiter is a common condition seen in clinical practice. The available modes of therapy are antithyroid drugs, surgery and radioiodine (RAI) therapy. Radioiodine is an effective, safe and relatively inexpensive form of therapy in patients suffering from hyperthyroidism. The aim of our study is to assess the effectiveness of radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment in patients with hyperthyroidism.<p clas...