A Boy With Progressive Cognitive Impairment and Darkening of Skin

Editorial for September/October Issue of AACE Clinical Case Reports

“…2 An interesting visual vignette described the clinical, imaging, and biochemical manifestations of X-linked adrenoleukodystrphy in a young male patient. 3 In the field of Thyroid Disease, authors reported a case of progressively increasing lytic bone lesions on the left parietal region of the skull, a biopsy of which proved the diagnosis of metastatic papillary thyroid cancer and highlighting the significance of early recognition. 4 On Diabetes, Lipid, and Metabolism, authors highlighted the importance of evaluating pregnant women with gestational diabetes, as it may rarely present with diabetes ketoacidosis leading to poor fetal and maternal outcomes.…”