Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There is paucity of data comparing bone densitometry and body composition in adult women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) treated with glucocorticoids since childhood and the same parameters in healthy women of the same age and BMI.Methods: 20 women with classical CAH (35% simple virilizing, 65% salt losing), aged 16–45 years, had anthropometric, laboratorial and densitometry exam (DXA) for bone mineral density (BMD) (L1–...

Few studies have evaluated bone histomorphometry in type 2 diabetic patients (DM2) and none has established if the disease control plays a role on bone morphology and bone marrow adipocytes. The aim of this study is to present preliminary data on bone microstructure, bone formation rate and bone marrow adipocytes in premenopausal women with DM2 with different levels of glucose control. Bone biopsy, followed by tetracycline labelling, was obtained for analysis of static and dyn...

Introduction: Hypophosphatemic rickets comprehends a group of hereditary diseases characterized by hypophosphatemia and defective bone mineralization. The most common form is X-linked, with a prevalence of 1:20.000.Objectives: Describe the follow up of patients with hypophosphatemic rickets in a public center in Brazil.Methods: Patients with hypophosphatemic rickets were selected from a database of Endocrinology and Metabolism Serv...