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D’HYVER DE LAS DESES, Carlos. Most frequent endocrine pathologies in the elderly. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2017, vol.60, n.4, pp.45-57. ISSN 2448-4865.

The endocrine system is in charge of the internal metabolism in such a way that its regulation of the intracellular activity and tissues, organs and systems is responsible for an adequate functioning. Aging affects the different axes in many ways and at variable speeds, making the organism prone to having a control failure.

Environmental factors such as nutrition, exercise, or smoking favor the appearance of pathologies. In this case we are interested in the appearance of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, hypothyroidism and hypogonadism that not only alter the functions of our body, but also have a very important impact on people’s quality of life.

The high prevalence of these diseases, especially in the elderly, makes it necessary to review some important points such as the pharmacological management of diabetes, timely identification of hypothyroidism, the knowledge of subclinical hypothyroidism as well as when hypogonadism should be treated in spite of the risks inherent to the use of testosterone in advanced ages.

Palavras-chave : Endocrinopathies; elderly; pathologies.