Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life, depression, anxiety and quality of sleepiness and to determine the variables of illness and sociodemographic features among family members of type 2 diabetic patients.Materials and methods: SF-36 quality of life (QOL) scale, beck depression inventory (BDI), state-trait anxiety inventory form (STAI TX-I, STAI TX-II) and epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) have been used to evaluate first degree...

Lambda-cyhalothrin is a potent synthetic type II pyrethnoid used worldwide to control a wide range of insects in agriculture, forestry, human health, and home. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects may occur on hematological and testicular functions by this pesticide. Two groups of wistar rats were used, the first group served as control and the second experimental was received an emulsion solution of Lambda-cyhalothrin by orale route at dose of 23 mg/kg duri...

Traditional herbal medicine has been used for centuries to treat various chronic diseases – There have been some anecdotal evidence to suggest that the use of some of these herbal medicine may be both safe & efficacious in patients and laboratory animals with diabetes. Many patients with diabetes worldwide use some of these medicines without informing their caring physicians. PHS-E2 (Glucoherb) is a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, which is extracted from two medi...

Paragangliomas are rare tumours that arise from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells within the sympathetic paraganglionic axis. While neoplasms of the adrenal medulla, (phaeochromocytomas) are normally characterized by catecholamine (CA) hypersecretion, paragangliomas can be nonfunctional. We report our findings from 5 patients (4 males, 1 female) with paragangliomas. In 4 out of 5 patients the initial presentation was related to the space-occupying effect of the tumour. Episodic s...

We present the case of a 57 year old male that presented to a tertiary centre with a week’s history of lethargy, muscle cramps and peri-oral paraesthesia. He was otherwise fit and well. His examination revealed no evidence of Chvostek’s, Trousseau’s or tetany. His reflexes were not assessed. Initial electrolyte screening confirmed a hypocalcaemia with a serum adjusted calcium of 1.47 mmol/l (2.2–2.6), his phosphate was elevated at 1.64 mmol/l (0.8–1.5)...

Common non-specific symptoms like fatigue can occasionally point towards a rare significant pathology. We report a similar case in which investigations for subtle symptoms revealed a serious unexpected diagnosis. A 76 year-old man presented to his GP for new onset mild fatigue. He had an underlying prostate cancer with no known metastases, treated only with hormonal therapy. This was under surveillance with urology team. GP sent off blood tests which showed a very low random s...

A 63-year-old female with cardiovascular risk factors presented with tremor, sweating, lower back discomfort, nausea and dyspnoea. ECG showed sinus tachycardia with lateral ST-depression. High-sensitivity troponin was dynamically elevated (72 ng/l to 112ng/l on one-hour repeat). Computed tomography aortogram ruled out aortic dissection but identified a 6.6cm lesion in the left adrenal gland. Ventricular tachycardia was detected on cardiac monitoring. Differential diagnoses inc...

A pituitary hormonal profile and MRI pituitary was requested revealing eupituitary hormonal status with an incidental finding of 4 mm microadenoma. The case was discussed in local MDT and the outcome was to continue conservative management of PHPTH with cinacalcet until pheochromocytoma has been ruled out completely. Both MEN-1 and MEN-2 are associated with PHPTH. If a patient is having episodic adrenergic crises with inconclusive metanephrines analysis then excluding pheochro...

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 (APS-2) is cluster of autoimmune diseases characterized by autoimmune adrenal insufficiency and thyroid disease (Schmidt’ syndrome) with or without type 1 diabetes (carpenter syndrome). This autoimmune condition may be associated with hypogonadism, hypopituitarism, immunoglobulin A deficiency, myasthenia gravis, celiac disease, and vitiligo. Co-existence of myasthenia gravis and APS 2 is extremely rare and their common etiology has...

Introduction: First described in 1944, the condition is a rare pediatric genetic disease estimated to affect 1 in 48 000 individuals. Kallmann syndrome is an uncommon hereditary disorder and is among the most frequent cause of isolated congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH). In its classical form, it is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia/hyposmia. Absent endogenous GnRH-induced LH pulsations occur due to failure of neuronal migr...