Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity is rising worldwide and the number overweight or obese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increased and eating habits (EH) and physical activity (PA) play an important role on glycemic control and weight gain. The aim of the present study was to examine the EH and the exercise level in patients with T1DM and their relation to body weight.Methods: 126 patients with T1DM (55/126 males, 71/126 females) attending our outpa...

Introduction: Aniridia is a rare congenital condition which is characterized by a complete or partial absence of the iris and fovea and malformations of the lens and anterior chamber. It is usually related to mutations in PAX6, a member of a multigene family of transcription factors, which is important for the development of the nervous system, the eyes and also the endocrine pancreas and it is found to be associated with mild glucose intolerance. Complete loss of insulin secr...

Introduction: Pancreatic diabetes is a special category of diabetes due to diseases of the exocrine pancreas, characterized by both insulin and glucagon deficiency and clinically could be very challenging to control. We present a case of a woman with pancreatic diabetes treated with sensor augmented pump therapy after undergoing total pancreatectomy for a nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET).Presentation: A sixty-one years old woman underw...

Introduction: Hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an important determinant of bone health. However, data on the effect of glycemic changes on bone metabolism are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate BMD in patients with T1DM in relation to changes of glycemic control.Methods/Design: We studied 118 uncomplicated patients with T1DM (GroupD) (mean age: 30.12+8.78years, F/M: 65/53) and 94 healthy controls (GroupC) matched for age, s...

Introduction: Tertiary hyperparathyroidism can be developed in cases of persistent or non-curable secondary hyperparathyroidism or in any other case of long-standing hypocalcemia that leads to the autonomous function of at least one parathyroid gland. We present a case of a man with tertiary hyperparathyroidism and excessive maxilla swelling and extensive bone lesions.Presentation: A 32 years old man, with chronic renal failure on dialysis for twelve yea...

Introduction: Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism and is involved in bone turnover. The purpose of this study was to examine vitamin D status and its relation with bone metabolism in adult patients with T1DM.Methods/Design: We studied 118 patients with T1DM (Group-D) (mean age: 35.4+10.3 years) and 94 healthy controls (Group-C) matched for age, sex and body mass index (BMI). In both groups HbA1c, 25(OH)Vitamin D (Vit-D), serum calcium (Ca), pho...

Introduction: Adrenal cystic lesions are rare. Differential diagnoses include pseudocysts, echinococcal cysts, hemangiomas, cystic pheochromocytomas, adrenal hematomas and lymphangiomas. We present here a rare case of an adrenal lymphangioma.Case report: A 35-year old man was referred to our department for investigation of a right adrenal cystic mass, incidentally found during an abdominal ultrasound. The patient was completely asymptomatic and had a med...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects bone metabolism, but its relation with bone mineral density (BMD) remains controversial. It is also known that T2DM is associated with hypogonadism in males. Male hypogonadism can also affect BMD. Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate BMD in male patients with T2DM with and without hypogonadism.Methods/design: Hypogonadism was defined as serum free Testosterone (fT) value <5 ng/dl or 5–9...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a systematic disease with charecteristic clinical features, which is due to GH hypersecretion mainly from pituitary adenomas and in rare cases it can be due to ectopic GHRH and GH hypersecretion. Sometimes localizing the source of hypersecretion is difficult. Here we present a case of a woman with acromegalic phenotype and empty sella.Presentation: A 47 years old woman referred to our department after recent onset of high bloo...

Introduction: IgG4 Related Hypophysitis (IgG4-RH) is a newly recognized form of hypophysitis. It usually appears as part of IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD), an immune mediated disease, with manifestations in many organs. Isolated hypophysitis without other IgG4-RD manifestations is rare.Presentation: A 64 years old female referred to our department for further investigation of a 9 month history of fatigue, muscle weakness, recurrent episodes of right temp...