Clinical Cases in Endocrinology

This book focuses on clinical cases in endocrinology. The book has a clinical approach which makes it very easy for practicing clinicians to understand and appreciate the intricacies of diagnosis and management of complex endocrine diseases. This book comprised of 19 chapters, which include approach to acromegaly, Cushing’s disease, approach to hyperprolactinemia, pseudo- and iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome, approach to a child with delayed puberty, approach to subclinical hypothyroidism, approach to thyrotoxicosis, approach to thyroid nodule, approach to sick euthyroid syndrome or nonthyroidal illness syndrome, approach to gynecomastia, drug-induced thyroid disorder, approach to male infertility, adrenal incidentaloma, approach to amenorrhea, approach to hypocalcemia, approach to hypercalcemia, hyponatremia, pregnancy and diabetes mellitus, and approach to a child with rickets. The approach and investigation and discussion of the cases are highly relevant to our country taking into view the infrastructure and the accessibility for these investigations. The book will be of great help to postgraduates and medical students interested in endocrinology to learn the skills of management of endocrine cases.