Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma has been rarely reported, ranging from 3 to 25% of the ectopic ACTH syndrome. Moreover, a few cases of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) accompanied with opportunistic infections have been reported. We experienced a case of pheochromocytoma with ectopic CS, complicated by invasive aspergillosis.Case report: A 35-year-old woman visited our hospital because of headache for 2 months. She presented with typical cushin...

Parathyroid carcinoma, a rare endocrine malignancy, accounting for only 1–2% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT). In addition, a few case have been reported coexistence of parathyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid cancer. Here, we present a case of recurred parathyroid cancer with multiple lymph node metastasis. A 57-year-old women was presented with high serum calcium level (14.4 mg/dl) in medical check-up. Hyperparathyroidism was considered to be the re...

Background: Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon, life-threatening infection that is usually found in poorly-controlled diabetic patients. Here, we experienced a case of gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess in diabetes caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.Clinical case: A 77-year-old man with 25-year history of diabetes was admitted due to fever for 2 days. On the physical examination, right upper quadrant tenderness of the abdomen was present. Ini...