Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea00100wa4.2 | Workshop A: Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary (I) | SFEEU2024

Acute severe hyponatraemia in arginine vasopressin deficiency

Azam Sultana , Bashir Kefah , Rahman Mushtaqur

This case describes a 23-year-old male with known epilepsy, who was admitted to hospital with generalised tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures and acute severe hyponatraemia. He had been feeling generally unwell for two days, but had not doubled his steroids. He has panhypopituitarism due to LangerhansÂ’ histiocytosis, including arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D). His medication included antiepileptics, hydrocortisone, (nasal) desmopressin (DDAVP), levothyroxine and topical te...

ea0073aep120 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2021

An unusual case of primary hyperparathyroidism due to hyperplasia resembling tertiary hyperparathyroidism

Mantega Michele , Mateen Abdul , Azam Sultana , Sharma Bhavna , Seechurn Shivashankar , Remedios Denis , Moonim Mufaddal , DiMarco Aimee , Rahman Mushtaqur

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine condition; 80% due to a parathyroid adenoma. We present an unusual case of a 69-year old white European female, who presented first in 2012 with mild hypercalcaemia (< 2.8 mmol/l), osteoporosis, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Pharmacotherapy included Bendroflumethiazide, but no phosphate supplements. Investigations revealed primary hyperparathyroidism and dual-modality scanning showed no evidence of an adenoma, although ...

ea0065p313 | Neuroendocrinology | SFEBES2019

Prolactinoma causing visual disturbance in pregnancy – a multidisciplinary management conundrum

Azam Sultana , Scott Rebecca , Izzi-Engbeaya Chioma , Jarvis Sheba , Samarasinghe Suhaniya , Comninos Alexander , Hill Neil , Ali Mahamoud Hassan , Nair Ramesh , Hatfield Emma , Martin Niamh , Martin Karim

A 33 year old primip presented to the local ophthalmic hospital at 34+4 weeksÂ’ gestation with two weeks of blurred vision. Examination revealed a bitemporal hemianopia and reduced visual acuity. She was previously fit and well, and a pre-eclampsia screen was negative. An MRI scan demonstrated a haemorrhagic pituitary lesion extending into the suprasellar cistern with mild compression of the optic chiasm. Pituitary function tests showed a raised prolactin 3844 mU/l, isolat...