AACE clinical case reports
Dec 18, 2023
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are autoimmune conditions that rarely co-occur. Here, we report a child with MG who subsequently developed T1D.
AACE clinical case reports
Dec 16, 2023
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Monogenic diabetes is a rare type of diabetes that is commonly misdiagnosed as type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus, which adversely impacts patient care. Such cases are particularly challenging given the heterogeneity in presentation ...
AACE clinical case reports
Dec 8, 2023
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors. Here, we report an unusual case of synchronous PPGL in an asymptomatic patient with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
AACE clinical case reports
Oct 12, 2023
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Patients with systemic mastocytosis are at high risk of developing osteoporosis and fractures. Herein, we report a case of hip fragility fracture in a patient with indolent systemic mastocytosis and normal bone density.
AACE clinical case reports
Dec 16, 2021
BACKGROUND: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) followed by Graves disease (GD) is a rare condition. We report the case of a patient with recurrent SAT with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-associated predisposition to GD.
AACE clinical case reports
Nov 26, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis stimulation during pregnancy complicates the investigation of Cushing's syndrome (CS). Our objective was to present the case of a pregnant patient with CS caused by a pituitary tumor in whom the desmopre...
AACE clinical case reports
Oct 20, 2021
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The development of Graves disease (GD) after subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is rare, with approximately 31 reported cases, of which only 5 occurred in men. We describe a case of GD diagnosed based on newly elevated thyroid-stimulati...
AACE clinical case reports
Oct 20, 2021
BACKGROUND: Camurati-Engelmann disease (CED) is a rare bone dysplasia characterized by diffuse diaphyseal osteosclerosis. Skull base involvement in CED can result in hypopituitarism but is seldom reported. Our objective was to report a patient with a...
AACE clinical case reports
Oct 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: Ewing sarcoma (ES) with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (ectopic ACTH) is extremely unusual. This report details the first case in English literature of pediatric ES involving the proximal aspect of the humerus with fl...
AACE clinical case reports
Sep 20, 2021
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Vanishing bone disease (VBD) is a rare entity, characterized by massive osteolysis and lymphovascular proliferation. Our objective was to report the case of a 22-year-old man who presented with VBD of the ribs and the challenges...