Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Serum thyroid hormone levels have been described in several systemic non-thyroideal illnesses, among them acute heart diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between thyroid functions and widespread of ACS, and to evaluate the potential changes in thyroid hormone profile in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at the time of diagnosis and compare them between two groups, based on therapeutic implications and distinct prognoses: unstable angi...

Introduction: Generalized pustular psoriasis is a rare and the most severe form of psoriasis. It is usually seen in adults. Generalized pustular psoriasis is characterized with sudden eruption of yellowish pustule groups on the shiny erythematous skin, measuring 2 to 3 mm, and cover the all body in a short time. In this report, we presented a patient with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) who had determined pustular psoriasis.Case report: A 35 years old woman...

Introduction: Common reasons of chronically elevated liver enzymes are; fatty liver associated with alcohol abuse or obesity, chronic viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, chronic bilier disease and hereditary metabolic disorders. Adrenocortical insufficiency can also cause elevated liver enzymes. Until now, there are few cases in the literature with abnormal liver function associated with Addison’s disease. We reported this case to kept mind the Addison’s disease w...

Introduction: Periodic review of hospital deaths is important to know the changing pattern of mortality in our environment. Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital is a tertiary center with 18 in-patient beds in Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic. Critical patients with endocrine-related diseases are also followed in intensive care unit. In this study, we aimed to evaluate demographic characteristics, hospitalization indications and causes of death in patients who died...

Introduction: Coexistence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and autoimmune thyroid diseases was shown in previous studies. Thyroid dysfunctions and thyroid autoantibody positiveness were reported in 23–25 and 27–44% of patients with type 1 DM, respectively. In recent years, thyroid ultrasonography (US) is widely used to diagnose autoimmune thyroid diseases with regard to its ability to define thyroid morphology and echogenity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate thyro...

Introduction: Survival is increased in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and approximately half of patients are diagnosed after the age of 15. Thus, a considerable number of patients with type 1 DM are adults. In this study, we aimed to investigate glycemic control and modalities of treatments in adult type 1 DM patients.Material and methods: Data of type 1 DM patients hospitalized between January 2004 and December 2009 were evaluated retrosp...

Introduction: Premature ovarian failure is cessation of ovarian function before the expected age, which is usually accepted to be 40. Autoimmune diseases are a frequently seen group of disorders causing premature ovarian failure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the frequency of autoimmune thyroiditis in patients with premature ovarian failure.Material and method: Patients who admitted to our thyroid out patient clinic were included to our study. The ...

Introduction: Effective conventional medical treatments for obesity are limited and patients with obesity seeking alternative forms of health care for weight loss. While several previous studies have examined patterns of complementary and alternative treatment (CAT) use in different populations, limited data are available on the relationship between obesity and use of CAT. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to overview the alternative therapy methods in obese patients.</p...

Introduction: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism is a well-known acute electrolyte and acute muscle disorder. Lesser known is normokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism (TNPP). Because plasma potassium is normal, and it can be misdiagnosed as some other disorder if thyroid function is not evaluated. We report a case of TNPP due to non-autoimmune thyroiditis.Case report: A 23-year-old woman was admitted to ...

Introduction: Diagnosis of autoimmune thyroiditis is made by determination of elevated antibodies against thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin, and a hypoechoic pattern in ultrasound. In the present study we have performed a grey-scale quantitative analysis of thyroid echogenicity in the patients affected by autoimmune thyroiditis, obtaining the degree of hypoechogenicity associated with the appearance of thyroid dysfunction.Material and methods: Six hun...