Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0055wa6 | Workshop A: Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary (I) | SFEEU2018

Primary CNS lymphoma as a cause of diabetes insipidus

Gilroy Michael

A 38 female patient with a diagnosis of primary CNS lymphoma was admitted for MATRIX (methotrexate, rituximab, thiopeta, cytarabine) chemotherapy. Prior to chemotherapy and while on steroids she became increasingly polydipsic and polyuric with blood biochemistry demonstrating a sodium of 164 mmol/l. An endocrine review of the patient was requested and a diagnosis of cranial diabetes insipidus was suspected due to the extent of infiltration of the hypothalamus and pituitary sta...

ea0091cb49 | Additional Cases | SFEEU2023

Cushing’s Disease during the COVID Lockdown

Gilroy Michael

A 36-year-old female was referred to Endocrinology by her GP in August 2019 with polycythaemia, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, asthma, right shoulder and bilateral ankle pain [on 6-monthly steroid injections], easy bruising, hirsutism, PCOS and raised testosterone. Haematology had excluded likely causes of polycythaemia [JAK 2 negative]. The GP noted previous review by Endocrinology in another hospital [December 2012] regarding possible PCOS but was lost to follow up ...

ea00100wh5.1 | Workshop H: Miscellaneous endocrine and metabolic disorders | SFEEU2024

Symptomatic hypoglycaemia

Gilroy Michael

47 M Presented with increasingly frequent unresponsiveness and hypoglycaemia. Systemic review revealed a recent pattern of similar events, associated profuse sweating and uncharacteristic aggression. The patient had poor memory of the events but reported his symptoms improved by eating and he had gained weight. He also reported eating overnight. Past medical history included a Vasectomy and Haemorrhoids A 72 hour fast was terminated after symptomatic hypoglycaemia at 16 hours ...

ea0055wd2 | Workshop D: Disorders of the thyroid gland (II) | SFEEU2018

An unusual route to the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer

Gilroy Michael , Redford Christopher , Dunn Julie , Patel Amita , Kyrodimou Efstathia , Baple Emma , Flanagan Daniel , Vaidya Bijay

We describe a 68 year lady who was found to have bilateral adrenal masses (7 cm on the right side and 1.3 cm on the left) during investigations for gastrointestinal symptoms, in early 2016. Biochemistry revealed high urinary normetanephrines of 41.7pmol/24h (ref 0–3) and metanephrines of 40pmol/24h (ref 0–1.8). A PET and MIBG scan revealed uptake in both adrenals and therefore a diagnosis of bilateral phaeochromocytoma was made. The patient had complained of occasion...