Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Anti-thyroid drugs like Carbimazole and Propylthiouracil are widely used in the management of hyperthyroidism. These medications are associated with a spectrum of cutaneous, hematologic, teratogenic and hepatobiliary adverse effects.Case Report: A 65-year-old lady, known to have asthma on inhalers as needed and no history of allergies. She was diagnosed with Graves’ thyrotoxicosis after she presented to her General Practitioner with mo...

A 71-year-old male ex-publican presented to the Medical Emergency Unit suffering from lethargy, weight loss, dizziness on standing and dyspnoea on exertion. He had a past medical history of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and alcoholic liver disease and he admitted to drinking 100 units of beer per week. His anthihypertensive medications included lisinopril and hydrochlorthiazide. On examination BMI was 35 kg/m2, blood pressure 85/65 mmHg and there was no bucc...