Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: It was shown that a relationship between uric acid and cardiovascular diseases, and hyperuricemia is associated with systemic inflammation. But, determination of uric acid is widely available and inexpensive, it has been overlooked as a marker of systemic inflammation and metabolic disturbances. In this study, we aimed to evaluate uric acid value and its association with inflammation and metabolic disturbances in overweight and obese Turkish women.<p class="a...

Aim: Increased levels of fasting parathyroid hormone(PTH) have been hypothesized to influence increased levels of body fat mass. Preliminary studies show that serum PTH levels are higher in obese than in non-obese young adults and decline with weight loss. In the present study, it was aimed to evaluate relationship between antropometric and metabolic risk parameters and PTH levels in Turkish women.Materials and methods: Analyses were performed on 710 Tur...

Introduction: Age at menarche reflects various health aspects including the timing of sexual maturation, growth and nutritional status, and enviromental conditions. This study carried out assesment obesity risk and the relationship between obesity, metabolic parameters and age at menarche in a series of Turkish women.Materials and methods: In a survey of obesity outpatient clinic, 4212 women who have mean age 38.5±12.1 years and ages at menarche bet...

Aim: Pregnancy and pheochromocytoma are an important clinical picture in which the mother and fetus are under threat. Herein, we present a case diagnosed with pheochromocytoma in the follow-up of fetal mortality and maternal pulmonary edema after emergency postnatal caesarean section.Case Report: Our case was a 32-year-old female, fetal distress was determined after hypertension and maternal hypoxemia in 26 weeks of gestation and emergency caesarean sect...

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is thought to result from the decreased of T helper type 2 (Th2) responses, leading to progressive destruction of thyrocytes. IFN-λ1, -λ2, and -λ3 (also known as IL-29, IL-28A, and IL-28B, respectively) is a recently described member of the IFN-λ family and has been shown to decrease production of Th2 cytokines in vitro. However, the role and mechanism of IFN-λ1 in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis remain unkno...

Aim: To evaluate serum (SMK) and nodular (NMK) midkine levels in thyroid nodules and explore its relevance to ultrasound feature/pathological results.Methods: A total of 80 patients (56 women, 24 men) with thyroid nodules were included in this prospective study. Hemograms, thyroid function tests, fine needle aspiration biopsies, ultrasonographic evaluation were routinely made. In addition, levels of SMK and NMK were measured. Any possible correlations be...

Introduction: We report a case with primary adrenocortical deficiency after the first month of lactation.Case report: Thirty-year-old woman was referred with complaints including dizziness, weakness and fatigue in the early postpartum and lactation period. On physical examination, weight 63 kg, height 164 cm, blood pressure 100/65 mmHg, pulse 96 per min were detected. She had the increase of the brown pigmentation on her hands and face. In the a...

Introduction: Serum and intranodal levels of IGF1 and IGF-binding protein 3 levels (IGFBP3) were determined in patients with nodular thyroid diseases.Materials and methods: Demographic, clinicopathological and laboratorial caracteristics of the subjects were recorded. After performing fine needle aspiration biopsy, IGF1 and IGFBP3 levels were determined in blood and aspiration samples. Clinicopathological and laboratorial findings were analysed.<p cl...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease is not likely to be pituitary apoplexy or macroadenoma. We present a case of pituitary apoplexy after dexamethasone suppression test for Cushing’s disease due to macroadenoma.Case report: A 30-year-old man complained of headache and closure of the left upper eyelid. Two years ago he had a headache, and was diagnosed with non-functional macroadenoma of pituitary. In follow, insuppressibly serum levels of cortisol ...

Introduction: Thyroid disorders such as subacute thyroiditis occur rarely in pregnancy. We report a recurrent case of subacute thyroiditis improved with the onset of pregnancy.Case report: A 32-year-old Turkish women who request pregnancy and planned insemination was referred due to malaise and neck pain in the left side a week ago. She was presented with low-grade fever, fatigue, pharingitis symptoms, neck pain and extremely tenderness in the right side...