Mahmood Soveid
Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center
[ 1 ] - Immune Rebound: Multiple Sclerosis after Treatment of Cushing’s disease
High cortisol level in endogenous Cushing’s syndrome suppresses the immune system and after treatment there may be an over activity of immune reaction leading to autoimmune diseases mostly thyroid and rheumatologic disorders. This is the second reported case of multiple sclerosis developing after treatment of Cushing’s syndrome. A 42-year old man is reported who presented with bone fracture and...
[ 2 ] - Infection by Cag A Positive Strains of Helicobacter pylori is Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Iranian Patients
Background: Infectious agents have been suspected as a triggering factor for development of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). Some reports from Western countries have suggested association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and ATD. Objective: To investigate the association of ATD with Cag A seropositivity in a population with high rate and early age of onset of HP infection. Methods: I...
[ 3 ] - اثر پیوگلیتازون بر چاقی مرکزی ناشی از گلوکوکورتیکوئید‌ها در موش صحرایی
مقدمه: چاقی مرکزی از جمله عوارض شایع مصرف گلوکوکورتیکوئید‌ها است که با مقاومت به انسولین همراه است است. در برخی مطالعه‌‌ها مصرف تیازولیدین دیون‌‌ها در بیماران دیابتی باعث کاهش چاقی مرکزی شده است. هدف این مطالعه بررسی اثر پیوگلیتازون بر چاقی مرکزی ناشی از مصرف گلوکوکورتیکوئید در موش صحرایی بود. مواد و روش‌ها: 40 سر موش صحرایی نژاد اسپراگ دایلی به دو گروه 20تایی (10 ماده و 10 نر) تقسیم شدند. گروه...
[ 4 ] - Diabetic Ketoalkalosis after Steroid Pulse Therapy in a Patient with Pancreas Transplant Rejection
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is characterized by excessive production of organic acids leading to a low blood pH. Rarely, because of other complicating factors blood pH may be in the alkalemic range and the term diabetic ketoalkalosis has been coined to describe this condition. So far, less than 30 such cases have been reported in the literature. We report a 34-year-old woman who received methyl...
[ 5 ] - Seventeen Alpha-Hydroxylase Deficiency Associated with Absent Gonads and Myelolipoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia comprises a group of disorders resulting from defects in enzymes required for the synthesis of cortisol. The clinical presentation depends on the specific enzyme defect. We report a rare case of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency. A 26-year-old female patient referred with hypertension and hypokalemia. She also had primary amenor...
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