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Ectopic Cushing Syndrome And Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report, Mira Mitry Md, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Stacey Smith Md, Facp, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms Oct 2014

Ectopic Cushing Syndrome And Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report, Mira Mitry Md, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Stacey Smith Md, Facp, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Clinical, Lifestyle, Socioeconomic Determinants And Rate Of Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis In Stroke Free Pakistanis., Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Farzin Majeed, Omrana Pasha, Hasan Rehman, Muhammad Islam, Iqbal Azam Syed, Muhammad Saleem Ilyas, Munawar Hussain, Kamran Masood, Bilal Ahmed, Sumaira Nazir, Zafar Sajjad, Scott E. Kasner Aug 2014

Clinical, Lifestyle, Socioeconomic Determinants And Rate Of Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis In Stroke Free Pakistanis., Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Farzin Majeed, Omrana Pasha, Hasan Rehman, Muhammad Islam, Iqbal Azam Syed, Muhammad Saleem Ilyas, Munawar Hussain, Kamran Masood, Bilal Ahmed, Sumaira Nazir, Zafar Sajjad, Scott E. Kasner

Department of Medicine

Background: Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (ICAD) is the most frequent etiology of stroke with high prevalence among Asians. Despite this, early determinants of ICAD have not been described from this region.

Methods: The study is an analytical prospective cross-sectional study of 200 adults from Radiology Departments of two diagnostic centers in Karachi. Eligible participants confirmed the absence of stroke symptoms via the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke Free Status (QVSFS) and underwent an interview covering medical, socio demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric evaluation using locally validated and standardized definitions. Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) were centrally reviewed to detect ICAD using the criterion used …


Case Report: Nocardia Infection Associated With Ectopic Cushings., Azra Rizwan, Aqiba Sarfaraz, Abdul Jabbar, J. Akhter, Najmul Islam Jun 2014

Case Report: Nocardia Infection Associated With Ectopic Cushings., Azra Rizwan, Aqiba Sarfaraz, Abdul Jabbar, J. Akhter, Najmul Islam

Department of Medicine

Background: Cushing's syndrome results from exposure to excess glucocorticoids. Ectopic Cushings is endogenous ACTH dependant form of Cushing's associated with markedly raised ACTH and cortisol levels. This leads to an impaired immune response, setting the stage for occurrence of opportunistic infections. Nocardiosis is a gram positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes in genus Nocardia. We report a series of patients diagnosed with ectopic Cushings, having pneumonia with Nocardia spp. In one of these cases, the manifestations of Cushing's disappeared with treatment for Nocardia.

Case Presentation: Two middle aged men of Asian descent presented to the Endocrine clinic: the first …


Diabetes Insipidus In Patient With Bodydysmorphic And Eating Disorder, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Gretchen Perilli Md May 2014

Diabetes Insipidus In Patient With Bodydysmorphic And Eating Disorder, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Gretchen Perilli Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Unique Diagnostic Challenges Of Cushings From Large Bilateral Adrenal Adenoma And Mifepristone Utilization For Hypercortisolism Prior To Surgery, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Sarah Park Do, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Katie Mastoris Do, Scott Beman Md May 2014

Unique Diagnostic Challenges Of Cushings From Large Bilateral Adrenal Adenoma And Mifepristone Utilization For Hypercortisolism Prior To Surgery, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Sarah Park Do, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Katie Mastoris Do, Scott Beman Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Rare Case Of Klinefelters Syndrome With 48xxyy, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Deborah Feden Crnp, Gretchen Perilli Md May 2014

Rare Case Of Klinefelters Syndrome With 48xxyy, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms, Deborah Feden Crnp, Gretchen Perilli Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


1,25 Oh Vitamin D Mediated Hypercalcemia In A Patient With Malignancy Without Lymphoma (Poster), Katie Mastoris Do, Sarah Park Do, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms May 2014

1,25 Oh Vitamin D Mediated Hypercalcemia In A Patient With Malignancy Without Lymphoma (Poster), Katie Mastoris Do, Sarah Park Do, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Congenital Pituitary Stalk Deformity, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Gretchen Perilli Md May 2014

Congenital Pituitary Stalk Deformity, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Gretchen Perilli Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Cushing’S Storm Secondary To Ectopic Acth Secreting Metastatic Breast Cancer, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Ya-Yu Lee Md, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms May 2014

Cushing’S Storm Secondary To Ectopic Acth Secreting Metastatic Breast Cancer, Maura Bucciarelli Do, Ya-Yu Lee Md, Vasudev G. Magaji Md, Ms

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Importance Of Measuring Non-Hdl Cholesterol In Type 2 Diabetes Patients., Nanik Ram, Bilal Ahmed, Fauzan Hashmi,, Abdul Jabbar Feb 2014

Importance Of Measuring Non-Hdl Cholesterol In Type 2 Diabetes Patients., Nanik Ram, Bilal Ahmed, Fauzan Hashmi,, Abdul Jabbar

Department of Medicine

OBJECTIVE:

To study the correlation between Non-high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with Type 2diabetes mellitus and the proportion of patients achieving Adult Treatment Panel III recommended goals.

METHODS:

The cross sectional study was conducted at the Diabetic Clinic, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Data of Type 2 diabetesmellitus patients who attended the clinic bewteen 2007 and 2011 was reviewed. All Type 2 diabetic patients of either gender with fasting lipid profile irrespective of taking lipid lowering therapy were included.Type-1 DM, gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes patients with pregnancy and those with incomplete data were excluded. Correlation between …