Endocrine Abstracts

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction associated with a poor lipid profile and cardiac dysfunction. Patients with DM2 suffer from a greater risk of vascular disease, often in association dislipidemia. Thyroid dysfunction might either contribute to these factors or make them worse.Objective: To assess the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among patients with diabetes and the relationship between that condition the control of diabetes and lipid profile.<p ...

We report an 18-year-old boy referred to our outpatient clinic at 8 years and 11 months of age with a history of early-onset childhood hiperphagia, infantile central hipotonia and lethargy, mild mental retardation and emotional instability. His height was 125 cm, height SDS = -1 (target height = 169,5 cm, SDS = -0,78) and he weighted 40 Kg (BMI = 25,6;WFH =164%). He had small hands and feet, fat face with prominent forehead, bitemporal narrowing, triangular upper lip, microgna...

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinomas are the most common thyroid malignancies. They are more prevalent in women and have a bimodal age distribution. Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinomas are extremely rare (occurring in only 1% of all thyroglossal duct cysts). The large majority of these carcinomas are of thyroid origin.Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman with no significant medical history was referred to the Endocrinologist with 1-month complaints o...