Endocrine Abstracts

Background Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is an extremely rare disease. Thyroid dysfunction is uncommon in this patient population with the majority of reported cases being clinically and biochemically euthyroid.Case History A 28-year-old man from India and resident in Ireland for previous 2 years presented with a six week history of cough, generalised weakness, night sweats, heat intolerance and 9 kilogram weight loss. On examination a ...

Cardiovascular disease and diastolic hypertension are major causes of morbidity in Cushing’s although left ventricular failure is more rarely described. There are three other cases of documented dilated cardiomyopathy with subsequent left ventricular failure.Thirty-five year old lady who presented with obesity and striae was found to have a suppressed ACTH, elevated cortisol (914 post dexamethasone suppression test) and a right adrenal adenoma (on C...

Introduction and methods: Controversy exists regarding the optimal dosing regimen of radioactive iodine (RAI) for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. The dose of RAI was individualised, based on the size of the thyroid gland and 24-h RAI uptake. We performed a 10-year retrospective analysis of patients with hyperthyroidism treated with variable dose RAI, with a cure defined as eu- or hypothyroidism.Results: One hundred and forty-nine patients with hyperthy...