Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate cardio metabolic risk factors in patients with non-functional adrenal adenoma.Materials and methods: We studied thirty newly diagnosed adrenal adenoma patients and 30 healthy participants. Fasting glucose, insulin, lipid, hormone profile were evaluated from each patient.Results: The frequency of diabetes mellitus and hypertension were statistically higher in adrenal adenoma gr...

Introduction: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is characterized by hypercortisolism due to the hypersecretion of non-pituitary ACTH-secreting tumor leads to the Cushing’s syndrome. Herein, we present a case with Cushing’s syndrome, which is diagnosed ACTH-secreting renal malignant paraganglioma.Case: A 40-year-old woman presented with a 5 month history of newly diagnosed hypertension and diabetes, weakness, hyperpigmentation,...

Background and aim: Pheochromocytoma, is a catecholamine-producing tumor, may rarely secrete other hormones such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). We aimed to report a rare case of ectopic cushing syndrome due to malignant pheochromocytoma.Case report: A 42-year-old man admitted to outpatient clinic with headache, irritability, vomiting, nausea, and palpitation. He had paroxysmal hypertension and urinary fractionated metanephrines were measured appr...

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is a thyroid disease which encountered in practice, commonly. Thyroid hormones affect metabolic syndrome parameters including HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, plasma glucose levels, blood pressure and abdominal obesity. Furthermore; there have been growing evidences about the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Therefore; we aimed to evaluate the association between the metabolic parameters and 25-OH-...

Background: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are associated with decreased serum vitamin D level. Therefore, we evaluate the 25-OH-vitamin D in GDM. This study was performed to evaluate the serum vitamin D levels in GDM patients.Methods: This study consisted of 38 patients with GDM who followed up in Haseki Training and Research Hospital’s Endocrinology outpatient clinic. GDM was diagnosed with 50 g (if postprandial 1 h >130–199 mg/...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the high blood glucose levels in pregnant women. GDM have high risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus after pregnancy. Therefore, we evaluated postpartum DM frequency and metabolic parameters of the patients who had GDM in this study.Methods: It was enrolled 40 patients, who had high glucose level during fasting or/and after meal and abnormal glucose level during OGTT in 24–28 weeks, in endocrinology out...

In recent years measurement of steroid hormones like testosterone, androstenedione, cortisol, and cortisone has become increasingly important in both patient care and research. This is mainly due to the simple and non-invasive sample collection. We investigated in twenty healthy volunteers whether there is a difference between steroid hormone concentrations in unstimulated and parotid gland saliva as well as stimulated saliva collected while chewing without aid, using cotton a...

Objective: Aspergillosis is defined as the infection of the Aspergillus type mold and is commonly seen in hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, aplastic anemia, primary immunodeficiency, and immunocompromised patients. Fungal sinusitis in diabetes mellitus is generally presented as rhinoorbitocerebral involvement of mucormycosis. Herein, a fungal sinusitis caused by Aspergillus case presented with headache is reported.<p class...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy results from haemorrhagic infarction of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma or within physiologically enlarged gland. Pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy is rare but serious event with significant morbidity and mortality if not recognised in time. Pituitary apoplexy is characterised by sudden onset of headache, nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances, eye movements restricted and varying degrees of pituitary insufficiency and accompanied by change o...

Classic thyroid hormone resistance (THR) occurs per every 400 000 live birth. THR should be considered along with TSH-producing adenomas when normal or high levels of TSH not consistent with hyperthyroidism is present. A 45-year-old female patient who was operated three times for multinodulary goitre had been treated with L-thyroxine. Mamillary biopsy had performed after detection of mass localized in right breast by mammography performed during regular follow-u...