Objective: To compare the frequency of thyroid node disease (TND) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and in patients without metabolic syndrome in an area with good iodine supply. Materials and methods: This is an analytical comparative casecontrol study performed in paired groups. There were 40 patients with MS and 40 controls attending the Endocrinology service in Cayetano Heredia Hospital in Lima, Peru, who were paired according to age and sex. Weight, height, and blood pressure measurements were taken from clinical records. Abdominal circumference was measured, and the presence of acanthosis nigricans was determined. Lipid profile, baseline blood glucose and TSH were determined. Thyroid ultrasonography was performed in all participants. Thyroid volume values were recorded and thyroid nodes measuring >5-mm were considered as clinically significant. Results: Eighty per cent of...

Objective: To compare the frequency of thyroid node disease (TND) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and in patients without metabolic syndrome in an area with good iodine supply. Materials and methods: This is an analytical comparative casecontrol study performed in paired groups. There were 40 patients with MS and 40 controls attending the Endocrinology service in Cayetano Heredia Hospital in Lima, Peru, who were paired according to age and sex. Weight, height, and blood pressure measurements were taken from clinical records. Abdominal circumference was measured, and the presence of acanthosis nigricans was determined. Lipid profile, baseline blood glucose and TSH were determined. Thyroid ultrasonography was performed in all participants. Thyroid volume values were recorded and thyroid nodes measuring >5-mm were considered as clinically significant. Results: Eighty per cent of...

Se presentan dos pacientes del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, el primero con un adenoma pituitario no funcionante sin diagnóstico previo, el segundo con acromegalia; inicialmente tuvieron los diagnósticos de hemorragia subaracnoidea y meningitis aguda respectivamente, y durante la evolución fueron diagnosticados de apoplejía pituitaria.Se describe la evolución clínica de ambos casos, y se hace una revisión bibliográfica del tema. Se plantea la necesidad de considerar el cuadro de apoplejía pituitaria dentro del diagnóstico diferencial cuando existe cefalea, oftalmoplejía y compromiso visual.