Endocrine Abstracts

A 53-year-old lady of African origin presented to the emergency department with a 2 months history of watery diarrhoea associated with anorexia, general deterioration and weakness. She had lost 10 kg over 2 months. There was no history of recent travel abroad. Her past medical history included a cardiac arrest in 2000 (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and she had an internal defibrillator implanted for Brugada-like syndrome. She had hypertension since 1999 and it was noted that sh...