Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a condition characterized by chronic exposure to excess glucocorticoids, mostly due to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) excess, but in 10–15% due to ACTH-independent cortisol excess. Although CS directly or indirectly affects most organ systems, there can often be a significant diagnostic delay, especially during pregnancy.Case presentation: Twenty-nine-year-old woman complaining about pain in her lowe...

Background: Hypopituitarism can be expressed throughout many symptoms and can stay unrecognized for a long time. Xanthogranulomas are extremely rare in sellar region, with prevalence of ~0.6% in reported pituitary tumours and are presented with visual disturbance, hyperprolactinemia, diabetes insipidus and/or hypopituitarism. Its ethiopathogenesis is still not certain, but it can be of primary or systemic cause. It’s almost always diagnosed postoperatively and has good ou...

Background: After the gall bladder stones and alcohol abuse, dyslipidemia is among most frequent causes of acute pancreatitis, especially in youngsters. Some clinical signs can be useful to alleviate either a medical condition diagnosis confirmation or unraveling of its etiology.Aim: We present a case 30 years old male, presented with nausea, vomiting and diffuse abdominal pain. Three months before hospital admission, patient was unsuccessfully treated f...

Introduction: Primary hypothyroidism, as a clinical syndrome caused by insufficiency or inefficacy of thyroid hormones, significantly influences on patients’ quality of life (QoL). Accelerated atherosclerosis induces increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates in hypothyroid patients. Serum NO2 levels, the stable NO metabolites, are among well-known markers for endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in hypothyroidism. We examined the correlation between se...