Case Report: Hyperandrogenism in Menopause.

Background: Postmenopausal androgen excess often occurs due to the imbalance between the rapid decline in ovarian estrogen and a relatively gradual decline in androgen secretion. The rapid onset of hirsutism, alopecia, and acne, on the other hand, is a rare occurrence and requires further investigation in order to rule out an underlying neoplasm.

Case Report: A 54-year-old woman arrived at the endocrinology outpatient clinic for the appearance of hirsutism and defluvium capitis in the past 9 months.

Pregnancy and Diabetes in Turin: Lights and Shadows from Real Life Data.

Background: From 2021, PSDTA for women with pregnancy complicated by diabetes will be active in the ASL city of Turin; given the city's increasing multiculturalism, we decided to evaluate from this point of view the patients who entered this pathway.

Methods: Data on women from 1/10/2022 to 30/09/2023 were collected from the computerized medical record.

Results: Total patients: 304, Type of diabetes: T1D 3%; MODY < 1%; T2D 4% Diabetes manifested in pregnancy (DMIP) 2%, GDM 90%, Foreigners prevalence: GDM: 67%, T2D%, T1D: Foreign 11%, Planned vs.

[Early warning scores of clinical deterioration in pediatric patients: a literature review].

Unlabelled: . Early warning scores for clinical deterioration in pediatric patients: a literature review.

Introduction: An early recognition of clinical worsening (the manifestation of signs and symptoms resulting in physiological instability) in pediatric inpatients may prevent the evolution towards cardiorespiratory arrest.

A novel mutation in GCK gene: Beware of SGA child with diabetic mother.

MODY is a monogenic, autosomal dominant form of diabetes mellitus. MODY can be caused by mutations in several genes; glucokinase (GCK) accounts for 30-50% of the cases. The diagnosis can be suspected in early-onset diabetes with atypical features for type 1/type 2.

Effects of Insufficient Sleep on Pituitary-Adrenocortical Response to CRH Stimulation in Healthy Men.

Study Objectives: Severe sleep restriction results in elevated evening cortisol levels. We examined whether this relative hypercortisolism is associated with alterations in the pituitary-adrenocortical response to evening corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation.

Methods: Eleven subjects participated in 2 sessions (2 nights of 10 hours vs.