Pituitary abscess is an uncommon pituitary lesion. Its clinical diagnosis can be difficult to distinguish from other pituitary lesions. This pathology is characterised by vague symptoms of headaches, generalised tiredness and hypopituitarism manifestations. A history of recent meningitis, paranasal
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease which usually manifests in the form of polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, fatigue, weakness, blurry vision, frequent skin infections, and slow healing of skin lesions. Taste disturbances like ageusia, hypogeusia and dysgeusia have been associated with DM.
Frequency an severity of physical and emotional symptoms in young female students from two cities of México (a medium and a large sized city), were studied. An interview was carried out in 447 female adolescents, non seeking treatment, in a cross sectional design (146 from Guadalajara, and 301 from
Pituitary metastasis occurs rarely in cancer patients and often remains undiagnosed. However, early detection and appropriate treatment can improve the patient's quality of life and possibly prolong survival. Herein, we describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with panhypopituitarism caused by
Parathyroid carcinoma constitutes less than 1 % of primary hyperparathyroidism. The male to female ratio is approximately equal and the mean age at presentation is 40 years. In about half of the patients there is a palpable cervical mass, and serum calcium level is usually above 14 mg/dl. In a case
Clinical and laboratory data of 165 newly diagnosed diabetic children at Chang Gung Children's Hospital in Taiwan from 1993 to 2003 were analyzed. The age distribution was categorized as 0-1 years: 19 (11.5%), 2-4 years: 39 (23.6%), 5-9 years: 61 (37%), and 10-16 years: 46 (27.9%); the incidence
There have been case reports about adverse effects to glucose homeostasis related to gatifloxacin use. The authors report an elderly, non-diabetic patient who developed severe hyperglycemia after receiving oral gatifloxacin 400mg/d. He was a 73-year-old male, patient with a history of hypertension,
X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a rare hereditary disease caused by mutations in arginine vasopressin type 2 receptor (AVPR2) and characterized by the production of large amounts of urine and an inability to concentrate urine in response to the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin. We
BACKGROUND
Among the numerous paraneoplastic syndromes of the lung carcinoma, metabolic manifestations are of the particular clinical relevance. They are the consequence the prominent neurosecretory activity of certain peptides and hormones, mostly within amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation
A 28-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 12 month history of secondary amenorrhoea, polyuria and polydipsia with fatigue and weight loss. Investigations revealed panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, an intrasellar mass and papilloedema, thought to be due to benign intracranial hypertension.
Background: Hypercalcemia of malignancy is not uncommon in patients with advanced stage cancer. In rare cases the cause of the hypercalcemia is excessive production of calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D. Although inappropriate
We describe a new case of isolated Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the hypothalamus. A 53-year-old female patient presented with polydipsia, headache, anorexia, and fatigue. Neurological imaging revealed a mass projecting from the hypothalamus into the third ventricle. Gross total removal of
This report describes a case of diabetes insipidus associated with acute myelogenous leukemia. An 11-year-old boy presented with fatigue, polydipsia and polyuria. His evaluation revealed a diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia FAB-M2, and a water deprivation test confirmed the diagnosis of central
A 47-year-old white male with a 5-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to clinic with uncontrolled hyperglycemia, weight loss, and body aches that impeded his ability to work and sleep. He had initially controlled his diabetes successfully with weight loss and exercise. However, in the
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