ESPE Abstracts

Background: Graves’ disease is a rare autoimmune thyroid disease that characterized by hyperthyroidism, diffuse goitre and ophthalmopathy. It generally involved both lobes of the thyroid, unilateral involvement was rare.Case report: A 18 year old girl presented with weakness, alopecia, menstruel irregularity. In physical examination moist skin, increased pulse rate (116/min) and enlargement of the right lobe of the thyroid was determined. Her blood ...

Background: Van Wyk Grumbach (VWG) and Kocher Debre Semelaigne (KDS) syndromes are rare syndromes with clinical manifestation of hypothyroidism associated with precious pseudo puberty and myopathic pseudomuscular hypertrophy. We present two cases that have the characteristic of both VWGS and KDSS syndromes developed in association with a long-term untreated hypothyroidism.Case 1: Seventeen years old girl was referred to our hospital due to menstrual irre...

Background: The phytoestrogen resveratrol found in grapes and other plants has attracted considerable interest due to its proposed ability to extend lifespan, attenuate the development of metabolic syndrome in obese subjects and protect against cardiovascular disease. Among other functions resveratrol has been reported to affect the endocrine system. Self-medication with high pharmacological doses of this polyphenol with the aim to improve metabolic parameters and health canno...