Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: High-dose glucocorticoid therapy is a recognized cause of hyperglycemia. Given the paucity of literature regarding the incidence of glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia among nondiabetic patients, we commenced this study in order to assess its incidence and to identify risk factors.Design: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study.Methods: We retrieved patients over 18 years old, without prior diabetes diagnosis or tr...

Introduction: The 250 μg cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) is used to diagnose non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH). The current recommendation to perform CST is when follicular morning 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) is higher than 6 nmol/l, and CST is considered positive for NCCAH diagnosis when the 60-minutes post-CST 17OHP serum level is above 30 nmol/l. These cut offs are mainly derived from radioimmunoassay (RIA) data. Recently, a validated enzyme-link...

Introduction: Apoplexy of pituitary microadenomas is rare and not well documented in the literature. We aimed to assess the clinical characteristics of apoplexy of pituitary microadenomas compared to that of macroadenomas.Design: A single-center retrospective longitudinal cohort study.Methods: We retrieved clinical records of patients over 18 years old, hospitalized in Rambam hospital (Haifa, Israel) between 1.1.2001–31.10.20...