Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Only 10 cases of Grave’s disease coexistencing with a TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma) have been reported to date. We present a patient with a TSHoma identified based on the biochemical pattern developing while on treatment with anti-thyroid medications initiated after establishing the diagnosis Grave’s disease.Case report: A 44-year-old Caucasian lady presented with unintentional weight loss. Physical examination revealed d...

Introduction: Amyloid goiter (AG) may be associated with either primary amyloidosis (deposit of amyloid protein AL) or secondary amyloidosis (deposit of amyloid protein AL) in chronic inflammatory diseases including tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis and familial Mediterranean fever. To our knowledge, this is the first case of AG concomitant with PTC in a patient with HIV infection.Case presentation: 67-year-old mal...