Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Alterations in glucose homeostasis and diabetes mellitus (DM) are the most common metabolic comorbidities in acromegaly. DM has been reported in 16–56% of patients with acromegaly. It is estimated that 20% of patients with acromegaly have developed DM before the formal diagnosis of acromegaly. We report a case of a patient with acromegaly secondary to a pituitary macroadenoma who presented with diabetes.Case report: A 47- year-old fema...

Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) has been reported after COVID-19 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. SAT has a mild and self-limiting course. This is the first reported case of thyroid storm following the SARS-CoV-2 vaccineCase: A 32-year-old female patient had mild anterior neck pain, fatigue, tremor 2 weeks after being administered with the second dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech). Initial biochemical investigatio...

Introduction: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic renders high morbidity and mortality. Glucocorticoid excess is characterized by increased susceptibility to infections due to impairment of the innate and adaptive immune system. Manifestations of Cushing disease (CD) including diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and obesity are risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease. We present three CD patients with different clinical courses of COVID-19. The patients’ general...