Endocrinology

The Erasmus Hospital Endocrinology Department provides general and specialised consultations depending on the gland in question:   

• The Diabetology Clinic
• Thyroid pathologies such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, goiter and thyroid nodules (cf Focus). In the case of thyroid cancer the treatment is organised in conjunction with specialist doctors from the Jules Bordet Institute.   
• Pituitary pathologies  are principally adenomas (tumours) that can secrete too many hormones and/or impede the proper functioning of the gland or lead to the compression of adjacent anatomical structures. The treatment sometimes takes the form of neurosurgery.    
• Adrenal gland pathologies: adrenal insufficiencies (Addison’s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia), corticosteroid hypersecretion syndrome (Cushing syndrome, hyperandrogenism),  tumours of the adrenal medulla, etc. In the case of malignant tumours the multidisciplinary treatment is organised in conjunction with specialists from the Jules Bordet Institute.   
• Hyperandrogenism, frequently associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is treated in cooperation with  gynaecologists and dermatologists from the H.U.B. 
• Pathologies of the calcium and phosphate metabolism. The treatment of hyper- and hypocalcemia – and of their possible consequences for the skeleton and kidneys – is organised in conjunction with rheumatologists and nephrologists from the H.U.B. 
• Male and female hypogonadism : Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndrome are treated in cooperation with gynaecologists and urologists from the H.U.B. 
• The transition consultation concerns young adults with an endocrine pathology that began in childhood and is designed to ensure that optimal follow-up continues into adulthood. An endocrinologist from the Erasmus Hospital meets the young patient (and their parents) and the treating child endocrinologist from the HUDERF prior to transition to adult endocrinology at the Erasmus Hospital.    

The Endocrinology Departments at the Erasmus Hospital and the HUDERF children’s hospital are recognised as a European expert centre in treating rare endocrine diseases that are sometimes of genetic origin.