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ea0022p188 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010

Case report of Borrelia burgdorferi infection as a possible trigger of Riedel’s thyroiditis

Kovacs Gabor Laszlo , Szabolcs Istvan , Gorombey Zoltan , Kovacs Laszlo , Hubina Erika , Denes Judit , Goth Miklos

Background: The detectable levels of thyroid antibodies in patients suffering from Riedel’s chronic fibrosing thyroiditis (RT) suggest a link between RT and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, but the pathogenesis of RT is not really known. Lyme disease is the most frequent tick-borne infection with variable manifestations in different organs caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb).Case report: A 59-year-old woman presented in our outpatient clinic wit...

ea0011p59 | Clinical case reports | ECE2006

The coincidence of mucoepidermoid and papillary thyroid carcinoma. A case report

Kovacs GL , Salamon F , Gorombey Z , Kovacs L , Hubina E , Goth MI , Szabolcs I

We report the case of a 55 years old female patient with parallel appearance of mucoepidermoid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma. She had autoimmune adrenal insufficiency and a pulmonary adenocarcinoma cured by lobectomy and external irradiation six years before. She had been referred to our department because of a rapidly growing thyroid nodule. Aspiration cytology suspected papillary tumor and a tumor of non-thyroid origin as well. Thyroidectomy and bilateral neck ly...

ea0029p361 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ICEECE2012

Familial isolated pituitary adenoma cases in Hungary

Denes J. , Kovacs G. , Patocs A. , Glaz E. , Mezosi E. , Hubina E. , Kovacs L. , Gorombey Z. , Czirjak S. , Korbonits M. , Goth M.

Familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) occurs if two or more members of a family develop pituitary adenoma with no features of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or Carney complex. FIPA is an autosomal dominant disease with incomplete penetrance. FIPA families can be divided into two distinct groups based on genetic and phenotypic features. In 20% of FIPA families mutations have been identified in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein (AIP) gene. The AIP-posit...