Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia is an established complication associated with some parenterally fed patients. In healthy individual, lipid particles are hydrolyzed to release fatty acids via the action of lipoprotien lipase (LPL) which used eventually for energy or stored in adipose tissue. In stressed patient, the activity of LPL is decreased. We present a 16-year-old girl, who is a known case of acute myeloid leukemia on chemotherapy, was admitted to the hospital with se...

Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland. It is a very rare condition that a Graves patient presents with spontaneous hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism during the course of Graves’ disease occurs commonly due to radio-iodine (RAI) therapy or thyroidectomy. It may also develop after anti-thyroid drug (ATD) treatment. We present a case of 44 years old Emarati male heavy smoker diagnosed with graves’ disease after thyrotoxic manifestations, associated ...