Publications by authors named "Lubna M Zuberi"
Objective: To compare cost of treating hyperthyroidism with antithyroid medications (ATD) versus radioactive iodine (RAI). As secondary outcome we also analyzed data in terms of remission rates.
Methods: This was a retrospective comparative analysis of hyperthyroid patients treated with ATD or RAI from January 2000 to December 2005.
Objective: To determine the frequency of subclinical vitamin D deficiency in an ambulatory care setting.
Methods: This was an observational study which measured 25 vitamin D levels in medical clinic patients. Patients with chronic renal failure, known osteomalacia and rickets were excluded.
Objective: To determine the etiology of hyponatraemia, the treatment instituted and the outcome of treatment in a tertiary care hospital setting.
Study Design: Case series.
Place And Duration Of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between January and June 2004.
Objective: To describe a patient with untreated Cushing's disease who had 2 spontaneous pregnancies that resulted in healthy babies on both occasions.
Methods: We present a case report with clinical, laboratory, and imaging data and discuss the literature pertaining to pregnancy in patients with Cushing's syndrome.
Results: A 28-year-old woman came to our endocrinology clinic with a 1-year history of symptoms and signs of Cushing's syndrome.
Objective: To describe a rare clinical presentation of necrosis of a parathyroid adenoma, manifesting as fever of unknown origin.
Methods: We present a case report, including detailed clinical and laboratory data, of a patient with previously undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism in whom necrosis of a parathyroid adenoma developed during a psychiatric admission for depression.
Results: A 40-year-old woman was admitted with severe depression.