Polyendocrine Disorders and Endocrine Neoplastic Syndromes

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes.

N Engl J Med 2004;350:2068-79. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. he autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes are diverse, and their diversity is a characteristic that is both clinically important and instructive when their basic immunologic features are considered (Table 1). 1-4 These syndromes include monogenic disorders (such as autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I, which has clas...

The Diabetes Mellitus in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes

Neoplastic diseases and rheumatic syndromes

Coexistence of rheumatic and neoplastic diseases may take different forms. Rheumatic paraneoplastic syndromes, including systemic sclerosis, scleroderma-like changes and Raynaud’s phenomenon are induced by substances secreted by neoplastic cells and immunological disturbances connected are associated with malignancy. They may precede the clinical manifestation of neoplasm, occur simultaneously ...

Endocrine and metabolic disorders in &#946 -thalassemia major patients

Background: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary anemia and beta thalassemia major is its most severe form. Endocrine abnormalities in thalassemia major are common disturbing complications that need prompt management. The purpose of this study was to determine the endocrine disorders and bone mineral density in patients with major -thalassemia in Qazvin, Iran. Methods: In this cross- sect...

Endocrine Disorders in Beta thalassemia Major Patients

Background Thalassemia is the most common hereditary disorder worldwide. The patient's’ survival is dependent on lifetime blood transfusion which leads to iron overload and its toxicity on various organs including endocrine glands. The study aimed to investigate endocrine disorders in patients with Beta-thalassemia major in the Southern Khorasan province, Iran. Materials and Methods In this des...