Cytokines in Endocrine Dysfunction of Plasma Cell Disorders

Table 2

Descriptive case: hormonal findings.

	Descriptive case		Reference value
	Before treatment	2 months after treatment start
Corticotrope axis
Basal ACTH (pg/ml)	120	—	5–60
ACTH stimulation test: peak cortisol (nmol/l)	101	—	>550
Gonadotrope axis
FSH (UI/l)	6.9	5.5	2–12
LH (UI/l)	11	5.6	2–9
Testosterone (μg/l)	2	13	2–11
Thyreotrope axis
TSH (mUI/l)	11	3.2
FT4 (pmol/l)	9	12	9–19
Antibodies
(i) Antithyroperoxydase	Negative
(ii) Antithyroglobulin	Negative