Endocrine Abstracts

A 50-year-old woman with no history of interest who was admitted in hospital for progressive headache 2 weeks of evolution refractory to treatment that was accompanied by emetic syndrome and paresthesias in face and arms. A CT scan of the skull (urgency) was performed which was normal. Neurology improves with analgesia and steroids, presenting mild drowsiness and mild hyponatremia (121 mEq/l). A cerebral MRI was performed, showing a right subacute hemorrhagic adenoma of 1 cm t...

Introduction: First treatment in Graves’ disease consists in the administration of antithyroid drugs. The most common side effect is a rash, which affects about 5% patients and clears up if the drug is stopped. The other drug may then be used. The intolerance to both drugs is very rare, but in this situation early radioactive iodine or surgery may be the answer.Case report: Woman of 61 years old who developed primary hyperthiroidism, with levels of ...