Absence of vitamin D deficiency among common outdoor workers in Delhi.

Background: There is reservation about accepting the notion of widespread vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in sunny countries because information base is largely urban indoors, and the cut-off serum 25(OH)D > 75.0 nmol/L to define sufficiency is perceived as high.

Objective: We assessed the vitamin D status of subjects engaged in six types of outdoor jobs with freedom to seek shade, when needed.

Pattern of Lipid Abnormalities Among South Asian Indians With Cushing's Syndrome and the Short Term Impact of Surgical Correction of Hypercortisolism.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular events are one of the common causes of mortality in patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS). Atherogenic dyslipidemia is more common among South Asian Indians as compared to other ethnicities and is likely to worsen among patients with CS. This retrospective study was done over 5 years at a single institute to evaluate the pattern of lipid abnormalities in subjects with CS and the changes in lipid parameters after surgical control of hypercortisolemia.

Phenotypic presentation of adolescents with overt primary hypothyroidism.

Background: The phenotypic presentation of overt hypothyroidism during adolescence is less well characterized. The aim of the study was to study the phenotypic presentation of patients with overt hypothyroidism presenting during adolescence (age 9-18 years).

Methods: Records of adolescent patients with overt hypothyroidism (thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH]>10 mIU/L) were retrospectively analyzed for presenting complaints, height and pubertal status.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide and Octreotide: A Novel Approach for Metastatic Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia.

Key Messages: Octreotide can be used as an adjunctive therapy to increase phosphorus levels in patients with tumor-induced osteomalacia. Malignant phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (PMT) may benefit from treatment with peptide receptor radionucleotide therapy.

Context: The success of treatment modalities for malignant PMT is limited.