A case of severe anorexia, excessive weight loss and high peptide YY levels after sleeve gastrectomy [0.03%]
腹侧胃大部切除术后严重厌食、过度体重减轻和高肽YY水平病例一例
Andrea Pucci,Wui Hang Cheung,Jenny Jones et al.
Andrea Pucci et al.
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the second most commonly performed bariatric procedure worldwide. Altered circulating gut hormones have been suggested to contribute post-operatively to appetite suppression, decreased caloric intake and weight re...
A case of severe ectopic ACTH syndrome from an occult primary - diagnostic and management dilemmas [0.03%]
一起由隐匿原发病变动态过度分泌ACTH综合征的疑难病例报告及诊治分析
Harish Venugopal,Katherine Griffin,Saima Amer
Harish Venugopal
Resection of primary tumour is the management of choice in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome. However, tumours may remain unidentified or occult in spite of extensive efforts at trying to locate them. This can, therefore, pose a major man...
Avinash Suryawanshi,Timothy Middleton,Kirtan Ganda
Avinash Suryawanshi
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a rare genetic condition caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene that result in accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in various tissues. This leads to demyelination in the CNS and impai...
Palliative treatment of uncontrollable hypercalcemia due to parathyrotoxicosis: denosumab as rescue therapy [0.03%]
降钙素原性高钙血症失控的姑息治疗:地诺单抗作为补救治疗
Reiner Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg,Ulf Elbelt,Manfred Ventz et al.
Reiner Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg et al.
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare disease leading to severe hypercalcemia due to hyperparathyroidism. Surgery is the primary treatment option. A more progressive form of the disease is characterized by parathyrotoxicosis, and subsequent hyper...
Management of a microprolactinoma with aripiprazole in a woman with cabergoline-induced mania [0.03%]
卡麦角林诱发躁狂症女性患者的微 prolactinoma 的艾司西酞普兰治疗管理
Lisa Burback
Lisa Burback
A previously healthy 32-year-old woman developed cyclical mood swings after being prescribed cabergoline for a pituitary microprolactinoma. These mood swings persisted for over 2 years, at which point she developed an acute manic episode wi...
Endocrine abnormalities in ring chromosome 11: a case report and review of the literature [0.03%]
关于11号环状染色体内分泌异常的病例报告及文献回顾
Renata Lange,Caoê Von Linsingen,Fernanda Mata et al.
Renata Lange et al.
Ring chromosomes (RCs) are uncommon cytogenetic findings, and RC11 has only been described in 19 cases in the literature. Endocrine abnormalities associated with RC11 were reported for two of these cases. The clinical features of RC11 can r...
Use of plasma metanephrine to aid adrenal venous sampling in combined aldosterone and cortisol over-secretion [0.03%]
血浆香草基杏仁酸用于同时性醛固酮和皮质醇分泌过多的肾上腺静脉取样检查中的辅助诊断价值
Rémi Goupil,Martin Wolley,Jacobus Ungerer et al.
Rémi Goupil et al.
In patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) undergoing adrenal venous sampling (AVS), cortisol levels are measured to assess lateralization of aldosterone overproduction. Concomitant adrenal autonomous cortisol and aldosterone secretion the...
17-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency due to a R96Q mutation causing hypertension and poor breast development [0.03%]
由于R96Q突变导致的17α-羟化酶/17,20-裂解酶缺乏引起的高血压和乳腺发育不良
Asma Deeb,Hana Al Suwaidi,Salima Attia et al.
Asma Deeb et al.
Combined17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is a rare cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and hypogonadism. Hypertension and hypokalemia are essential presenting features. We report an Arab family with four affected XX siblings. The...
Severe paraneoplastic hypoglycemia secondary to a gastrointestinal stromal tumour masquerading as a stroke [0.03%]
以胃肠道间质瘤为病因的严重类癌性低血糖伪装成中风住院治疗的一例报告
G K Dimitriadis,K Gopalakrishnan,R Rao et al.
G K Dimitriadis et al.
We report the case of a 70-year-old previously healthy female who presented acutely to the Accident and Emergency department with left-sided vasomotor symptoms including reduced muscle tone, weakness upon walking and slurred speech. Physica...
Chinese Erdheim-Chester disease: clinical-pathology-PET/CT updates [0.03%]
中国Erdheim-Chester病的临床病理及PET/CT影像特征更新要点
Huanyu Ding,Yang Li,Caishun Ruan et al.
Huanyu Ding et al.
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), one type of systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, has been rarely seen and is characterized by the accumulation of foamy CD68+CD1a- histiocytes. We reported a case of ECD and reviewed the clinical featur...