Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) is a variant of systemic lupus erythematosus that resolves within days to months after withdrawal of the drug, in a patient with no previous history of SLE.Case report: A 60-year-old female presented at Mother Teresa Hospital with toxic multinodular goiter. She received treatment with propylthiouracil and atenolol for a month, and she developed symptoms like malaise, muscle pain, shortness of breath, ...

Introduction: Thrombosis of the portal venous system is rare with the prevalence about 1% in the general population reported previously, difficult to diagnose and can be fatal. We report a case of previously-undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus presenting as portal venous system thrombosis and reviewed the pertinent medical literature.Case presentation: A 54-year-old white female was admitted to our hospital with 10 days history of vague...