Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Certain sensory system functions are affected somehow in acromegaly, however auditory complications have not been identified in detail yet. It is possible that widespread changes in acromegaly may also affect auditory system. We aimed to determine the changes involving auditory system in cases with acromegaly.Methods/design: Otological examination of 41 cases with acromegaly (active n=22, inactive n=19) were compared with ...

Introduction: Hirsutism is a disease in which, women chin, upper lip, chest, abdomen, showing the terminal structure to increase hair growth in the male pattern of distribution as androgen sensitive back and thighs are seen. Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been proposed as a simple inflammatory marker of response. Increased value of NLR cardiovascular venture in patients was found to be an indicator of poor prognosis. In our study, we aimed to determine the association b...

Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) with vitamin D levels and total and visceral fat mass in cancer patients.Methods: A total of 219 patients were included in the study. All patients underwent blood tests including prealbumin, vitamin D. Also patients’ BMI values were calculated and total and visceral fat masses of all patients were measured by bio-impedance analyzer. All subjects c...

Introduction: Thyrolipoma (focal adenolipoma of thyroid gland) and thyrolipomatosis (diffuse lipomatosis in the gland) are rarely encountered pathologies in daily practice. We reported a case of small thyrolipoma incidentally diagnosed in a multinodular goiter patient.Case report: A 56 year-old man was admitted to our out-patient clinics with the complaint of a lump in his cervical region. His thyroid function tests were normal. In physical examination, ...

Introduction: Adrenocortical oncocytomas are rare seen tumours. Most of these tumours are benign and non-functioning. We present here a case of oncocytic adrenocortical tumour, detected incidentally, presented with Cushing’s syndrome.Case: A 41-year-old male patient, while investigating for abdominal pain, bilateral adrenal masses were detected in abdominal ultrasonography and was admitted to Endocrinology Clinic. He had no history of hypertension. ...

Introduction: The effects of sex steroids on lymphocytes count and functions are well known and it is propounded that autoimmune diseases more common in women. NLO index is an indicator of inflammative situation. In this study, it has been aimed that neutrophil/lymphocytes ratio (NLO) calculation by determining neutrophil/lymphocytes values in patients who diagnosed as hypogonadotropic hypogodanism and searching that whether there is significant difference between healthy grou...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activities and its association with oxidative stress status in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD).Materials and methods: Patients with 25 Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and 25 Graves’ disease (GD) and 27 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were obtained in euthyroid period and 3 months after the initiation of medical treatment. ...

Aim: Hyperinsulinaemia is frequent finding in patients with hyperprolactinemia and has associations with thyroid volume. In this study, we evaluated the association between thrombotic markers, insulin resistance, CIMT, and thyroid volume in female patients with prolactinoma.Material and methods: 38 women with prolactinoma and 24 healthy women were included to the study. We evaluated anthropometric, biochemical, hematologic and hormonal parameters as well...

Background: Postoperative severe polyuria is a rare condition after adrenal pheochromocytoma resection. We presented this case due to its rarity.Case: A 50-year-old women admitted to emergency service with malaise and fatigue complaint. The patient was using triple antihypertensive combination that started 10 years ago. Her medical history included cerebrovascular event due to hypertension 5 years ago. In physical examination her BMI was 20 kg/m2</s...

Introduction: Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is an inherited syndrome characterized by reduced responsiveness of target tissues to thyroid hormone (TH). It is characterized by high serum concentrations of free T4 (Ft4) and usually free T3 (Ft3) accompanied by normal or slightly high serum TSH concentrations. When RTH is suspected, the diagnosis should be confirmed by direct sequencing of the TR-β gene to identify mutations....