Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication of insulin deficiency and can rarely be associated with diabetic lipemia, which is a life threatening condition.Case report: We report a 20-year-old male, who visited emergency department with a short history of abdominal pain and vomiting. Clinically he was alert, had kussmaul’s breathing, and was found to be hyperglycaemic, with metabolic acidosis and ketonemia (RBS 18, Ph 7.18 HCO3 8.4)....

Introduction: Graves’ thyrotoxicosis has been known to affect other organ systems in the body including the liver. However, severe hepatitis in this clinical context is quite rare.Case report: We report a 55-year-old man who presented with marked weight loss and jaundice. In addition, he had a diffuse goitre with fine tremors in the hands. Laboratory work-up revealed thyrotoxicosis with FT4 of 87.9 pmol/l and TSH of <0.01 mIU/l. He ha...

Introduction: Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) refers to a group of rare sporadic or inherited disorders characterized by parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance. We report a case of PHP with phenotypical expression and multiple hormonal resistance.Case description: We report a 26-year-old lady who presented to us after a fall, with history of recurrent seizures since 12 years of age. There was a history of oligomennorhoea. Physical examination revealed round...