Endocrine Abstracts

A 66-year-old female patient presented post-menopausal with vaginal bleeding. She was on Oestrogen cream. The US showed a right ovarian cyst. The C125 was normal, and the uterine biopsy showed no malignancy. The bleeding continued and she was reviewed 4 months later. The MRI shows evidence of uterine adenomyosis. The right ovarian cyst is likely to represent a right ovarian endometrioma (32 × 28 × 30 mm). She was referred to the endocrine clinic for as increased hair...

A 76-year-old lady was admitted to a Spanish Hospital with vertigo and dizziness. Investigations revealed hypercalcaemia and a right adrenal mass on an MRI abdomen. On returning to the UK, she was referred to endocrinology. Additional symptoms included fatigue, memory loss and some leg weakness over the preceding months. She was noted to be hypertensive, controlled on Amlodipine 5 mg od. Investigations revealed an elevated serum corrected calcium of 2.85 mmol/l and serum PTH r...

Background: Severe hyponatremia can be associated with oxytocin infusion. The incidence of hyponatraemia after oxytocin is around 5%. There are reported cases of serious neurological complications including seizures, coma and maternal death.Case report: A 37-year-old female with known partial central diabetes insipidus following a head injury was established on Desmopressin nasal spray 10 mg twice a day. She had an uneventful pregnancy on the same dose. ...

Background: Pituitary abscess is a rare entity which is often not suspected in pituitary lesions differential diagnoses; arising de novo or as a consequence of sinus infection, meningitis, or haematogenous spread. The diagnosis is challenging and mostly made during surgery.Case Report: A 54-year-old male patient presented with 3 days of severe headaches, vomiting, and left eyelid drooping. He was afebrile, BP 90/61mmHg, and had a left third nerve palsy w...