Dimitrios G. Goulis, Paris Polychronou, Themistokis Mikos, Grigorios Grimbizis, Sriridon Gerou, Vassiliki Pavlidou, Athanasios Papanikolaou, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Ioannis N. Bontis, Ioannis Papadimas Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract Objective: Inhibin-B (Inh-B) is produced by Sertoli cells and controls Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) secretion Read More
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Severity of coronary artery disease in postmenopausal diabetic women
Katerina Saltiki,1 Adrianna Cimponeriu,1 Kyriaki Lili,1 Melpomeni Peppa,2 Eleni Anastasiou,3 Maria Alevizaki1 1Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital and Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra University Hospital, 22nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Unit & Diabetes Centre, Attikon University Hospital, 31st Endocrine Section & Diabetes Centre, Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk Read More
Evaluation of markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction in children at risk for overweight
Gulcin Akinci1, Baris Akinci2, Senol Coskun3, Petek Bayindir4, Zeliha Hekimsoy5, Bilgin Ozmen5 1Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University Medical School, Manisa, 2Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, 3Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University Medical School, 4Department of Radiology, Celal Bayar University Medical Read More
The Republic of Srpska Iodine Deficiency Survey 2006
Amela Lolic,1 Νenad Prodanovic2 1Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2Military Medical Academy, the Republic of Srpska Abstract Objective: A survey related to iodine deficiency in the Republic of Srpska was first conducted in 1999 and resulted in the adoption of regulations concerning the quality of salt for human consumption. In order to reassess iodine Read More
Precocious pseudopuberty due to autonomous ovarian cysts: A report of ten cases and long-term follow-up
Gideon de Sousa, Rainer Wunsch, Werner Andler Vestische Kinder, Jugendklinik Datteln, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany Abstract We report the findings and clinical course of ten girls aged 0.2 to 6.3 years with precocious pseudopuberty due to autonomous ovarian cysts. We found elevated oestrogen levels in five patients and failure of gonadotropin response to GnRH Read More
Autonomously functioning thyroid nodule treated with radioactive iodine and later diagnosed as papillary thyroid cancer
Mehmet Uludag,1 Gurkan Yetkin,1 Bulent Citgez,1 Adnan Isgor,2 Tulay Basak3 1Department of 2nd General Surgery, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Sisli, 2Golden Horn University, Aksaray, 3Department of Pathology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract The malignancy risk is low in hot thyroid nodules verified by scintigraphy. We present a rare Read More
Rosiglitazone-induced anasarca without heart failure: capillary leakage?
Selcuk Dagdelen,1 Mevlut Kurt,2 Kadriye Aydιn,2 Miyase Bayraktar1 1Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Departments of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Abstract Severity of thiazolidinedione (Rosiglitazone)-induced fluid retention is linked almost exclusively to cardiac decompensation. We here report a 68-year old female with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in whom a life-threatening (anasarca type) acute Read More
Highlights from the history of hormonal cytology
Aristidis Diamantis1, George Androutsos2 1Department of Cytopathology, Naval Hospital of Athens, Athens, 2Department of History of Medicine, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece Abstract In 1847 Felix-Archimede Pouchet effectively launched the study of the physiology of cytology. Now 160 years later, the authors briefly trace the development of hormonal cytology to our present knowledge Read More
The liaison of the young endocrine patient with the adult endocrinologist. On the occasion of a prismatic case
Editorial The case presented by Petzold et al in this issue1 highlights certain critical aspects of management of the child and adolescent with endocrine problems which are both of theoretical and practical interest. First, the discrepancy between the hormonal profile and the clinical manifestations, as described in this case, although not novel are, nevertheless, Read More
Dysfunction of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis in HIV infection and disease
Evangelia Zapanti1, Konstantinos Terzidis1, George Chrousos2 11st Department of Endocrinology, “Alexandra” Hospital, Athens, 2Endocrine Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract Abnormalities of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis have been documented in HIV patients in the early as well as late stages of the infection and range Read More