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This case report describes a girl with Denys-Drash syndrome misdiagnosed with hyperandrogenism due to biotin interference in immunoassays, highlighting the need for awareness of laboratory result discrepancies.

This case report describes a 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who was successfully treated for recurrent hypokalemic periodic quadriparesis after being diagnosed with distal tubular acidosis.

This case study described a girl with vitamin D-dependent rickets type 2A who developed long-standing tertiary hyperparathyroidism, yet this did not hinder the healing of her rickets or normalization of hypophosphatemia; high doses of intravenous calcium were pivotal for recovery.

This case report highlights that Tjalma Syndrome may present as a main symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus and should be considered in patients with ascites, pleural effusions, and elevated CA-125 levels.

This case report describes an 8-year-old Russian Blue cat with bilateral adrenal carcinomas secreting high levels of progesterone, showing symptoms similar to hypercortisolism.

This case study highlights that vitamin B12 deficiency can cause reversible hyperpigmentation, illustrated by a vegetarian female patient whose skin lesions improved after treatment.

Sodium valproate can rarely cause skin darkening, which may improve after stopping the drug.

This investigation reviews the potential impact of polyunsaturated fatty acids on thyroid hormone action and does not report new results, highlighting a need for further research on dietary treatment for hyperthyroidism.

In this case report, an embryonal cell carcinoma of the testicle was associated with polycythemia and markedly elevated hormone levels without secondary sexual characteristics, which were restored after treatment.

This study highlights that juvenile SLE patients, particularly with lupus nephritis and critical conditions, may have a higher risk of thyroid dysfunction and low FT4, potentially worsening their prognosis.

This report presents a case of hereditary elliptocytosis in a 37-year-old woman with iron deficiency anemia, identifying a high percentage of elliptocytes in her blood after treatment.

This study found that maternal consumption of a western diet in mice led to toxic milk production, causing inflammation and alopecia in nursing neonates due to Toll-like-receptor activation.

This case report highlights an interest in exploring the relationship between serum levels of sodium valproate and hair loss, though no case reports currently establish this link.

This study highlights two newly discovered metabolic disorders of biotin, showing distinct skin and hair symptoms and severe complications like acidosis and ketosis.

This case report describes an adolescent with coeliac disease presenting severe hypercalcaemia from a parathyroid adenoma, suggesting possible links between coeliac disease and hyperparathyroidism.

This article discusses hyperandrogenism syndrome in women, highlighting systemic antiandrogenic therapy as advisable for severe or moderate hirsutism but reports no new clinical results.

This study presents two adolescent cases of ovarian hyperthecosis, a rare cause of severe hyperandrogenism, highlighting management strategies involving gonadotropin suppression and hormone replacement after excluding androgen-producing adrenal and ovarian tumors.

In this case report, researchers described a postmenopausal woman with virilization symptoms who was diagnosed with a Leydig cell tumor in her ovary, and symptoms improved following tumor removal. The authors highlighted the diagnostic challenge of differentiating such cases from age-related hormonal changes.

This study found that trilostane was effective in resolving symptoms such as polyuria and polydipsia in many dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism, with significant hormone level reductions observed.

This article reports a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient two hours after consuming the freshwater fish Mylossoma duriventre, suggesting a possible link to Haff disease from an unidentified toxin.

This article analyzes a case where Ayurvedic treatment led to conception in a woman with unexplained hyperprolactinemia, reporting the strategy used and its outcome without establishing a direct causation.

This report describes a rare case of painless thyroiditis induced by prolonged off-label use of Lugol’s solution in a 59-year-old woman.

This case report details a patient with myasthenia gravis and a malignant thymoma whose rising liver function tests, initially thought to be related to antibiotic use, were ultimately attributed to thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity.

Repaglinide-loaded liponiosomal hybrids improve blood sugar control and insulin release better than regular Repaglinide.

This review discusses the guidelines for using and monitoring mood stabilizers in bipolar disorders, highlighting that only a minority of patients receive guideline-adherent monitoring.

In this case study, a man with necrolytic migratory erythema and a glucagonoma experienced decreased plasma glucagon levels and reduced metastases after treatment with dimethyltriazenoimidazole carboxamide.

This article discusses the importance of recognizing adverse drug reactions, methods of prevention, and encourages reporting them to the FDA's MedWatch program; it reports no new results.

This study documented a case of an 11-month-old with PKU who developed acrodermatitis enteropathica-like symptoms due to severe phenylalanine deficiency, requiring dietary adjustment to restore phenylalanine levels.

This study identified that biotin ingestion led to interference in immunoassay results, falsely indicating high testosterone and insulin levels in a 28-year-old female patient, thus complicating her clinical assessment and treatment planning until recognized and resolved.