Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Myxedema coma is the ultimate stage of severe long-standing hypothyroidism, representing a true endocrinological emergency. Many precipitating factors have been identified, including the initiation of certain drugs.Case report: An 89-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency department due to an inaugural seizure. There was a history of progressive functional deterioration in the last 7 weeks, short after being diagnosed with lymph node ...

Introduction: Amyloidosis is a disease characterized by the accumulation of an amorphous proteinaceous material, known as amyloid, in various organs and tissues of the body. Amyloid goiter is a remarkably rare pathologic condition due to thyroid massive amyloid infiltration of amyloid light chain (primary) or amyloid A (secondary amyloidosis) proteins. Case: 54 year-old male, with known history of chronic tophaceous gout medicated with anakinra and predn...