Endocrine Abstracts

Our objective was to estimate the distribution of Spanish diabetic patients attending to individualized glycaemic targets recommended by the ADA/EASD consensus with and without considering hypoglycaemia risk. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a Spanish primary care setting between 2011 and 2012. A total of 5382 type 2 diabetic subjects under antihyperglycaemic treatment for at least 3 months prior to inclusion completed a study visit in which clinical data including age,...

Objectives: To evaluate the degree of control of atherogenic dyslipidaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: Retrospective cohort study which included patients with T2DM followed in a primary care setting. Patients were classified according to the following criteria: strict control of dyslipidaemia (LDL <100 mg/dl and triglycerides <150 mg/dl), partial control of dyslipidaemia (LDL ≥100 mg/dl or triglycerides ≥...

Introduction: Congenital pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare condition, characterized by the triad (not always complete): absence/hypoplasia of the pituitary stalk, hypoplasia/aplasia of the anterior pituitary and absence or ectopy of the posterior pituitary high signal intensity, on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PSIS implies a permanent GH deficiency, in 77% associated with other pituitary hormones deficiencies. The aetiology remains uncertain, but some...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Their association, first described in a study in Sardinia, left questions about their clustering, clarified by the Familial Autoimmune and Diabetes Study, which showed for the first time an highly increased prevalence of MS in adults with T1DM, reinforced by further epidemiological studies that also revealed increased risk of T1DM in MS patients.<p class="abste...

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid is a rare entity, resulting from developmental defects at early stages of thyroid embriogenesis. It’s prevalence is 1/100 000–300 000 in general population and 1/4000–8000 in patients with thyroid disease. This condition is more common in females, in Asians and may occur at any age, although it’s most common at younger ages. The most frequent location of ectopic thyroid tissue is at the base of the tongue. In 70–75% of cas...

Concerns have been raised that undergraduate medical education in Endocrinology/Diabetes (E&D) is not preparing students adequately for clinical practice. This project assessed trainer perceptions of the delivered D&E curriculum and identified areas for improvement. We surveyed E&D consultants at the 12 hospitals which accept students from our medical school using an online questionnaire. Emails were sent to 50 consultants. The response rate was 46% (23/50 recipien...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis of iatrogenic origin is well recognized, particularly with use of drugs such as amiodarone and lithium. However, thyrotoxicosis after parathyroid surgery is rarely reported and has been poorly characterized within prospective studies. We report the case of a lady who underwent parathyroidectomy who developed self-limiting thyrotoxicosis.Case: A 42 year old lady presented with recurrent urinary tract infections due to bilatera...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon medical emergency with a reported incidence in pituitary adenomas of 2–7%. UK guidelines on the management of pituitary apoplexy have recently been published. On this background we analysed the management of pituitary apoplexy at a single tertiary centre.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed to evaluate clinical presentation, management and clinical outcomes in a cohort of patients, who prese...

Introduction: The main purpose of this case is to present a case in which the left kurtosis interval of the fertile phase curve, may be evaluated by cheeking the biophysical changing pattern of reproducible methods of viscoelasticity and transparency of the cervical secretion.Case report: This case report included a 24 years old woman who plots a curve in which integrates two biomarkers in relation to the fertile window at the follicular phase. It was re...

Introduction: Hip fractures are the most serious osteoporotic fractures and difficult to prevent them without a precise knowledge of the causative factors. The risk factors, which precipitate hip fracture in elderly may vary according to the local customs and practices. Indian data on risk factors for hip fractures are scant. The present study was undertaken to assess the various risk factors leading to femoral neck fracture in postmenopausal women and also to define the thres...