Endocrine Abstracts

Background: In March 2020, at the beginning of the first COVID-19 lockdown, Zagreb (Croatia) was hit by a strong earthquake aftermore than 100 years.Restrictive epidemiological measures affected people’s lifestyles, and the earthquakewas an additional traumatic event.Objectives: Determine whether the earthquakes and the lockdown affected glycaemic control in type 1 diabetes patients using flash glucose monitoring (FGM).Metho...

The most common cause of primary hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s disease, while the most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease; both conditions are autoimmune diseases. In clinical practice, the switch from hypothyroidism to hyperthyroidism is a rare phenomenon. So far, the etiology and mechanisms of conversion have not been determined. We present a case where we believe the monoclonal antibody rituximab was the primary cause of transition. A 58-year-old m...