Endocrine Abstracts

Hirsutism, affects 5–8% of the whole female population, results either from an increase in circulating androgen concentrations, an increase in the sensitivity of the pilosebaceous unit to normal androgen concentrations or a combination of these factors. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the underlying cause in vast majority of the patients with hirsutism. PCOS can only be diagnosed after exclusion of some other diseases such as non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplas...

The most common cause of a mass lesion in the sella is pituitary adenoma. Some parasellar lesions may be cystic and sometimes may mimic the clinical and radiological features of pituitary adenoma. A 36 year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of headache for five years and amenorrhoea for five months. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the pituitary gland showed sellar mass lesion characterized by high signal intensity on T1 and T2-weighted images. Endocrinological ...

Background: Cushing’s syndrome is a well-known risk factor for endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Objectives: We aimed to prospectively investigate changes in metabolic and cardiovascular parameters and their correlations with markers of endothelial function in patients with endogenous Cushing syndrome following remission. Methods: Adult patients newly diagnosed with endogenous Cushing’s Syndr...