Endocrine Abstracts

Baseline cortisol values may not necessarily rule out Addison’s disease. We report a case with vague symptomatology,normal coritsol baseline values with high index of suspicion and positive low dose synacthen test which lead up to the diagnosis. Young boy age 9 presented with low serum sodium levels and intermittent concern with abdominal symptoms, exhaustion and altered behaviour. He had normal baseline pituitary function including cortisol of 223 that decreased to 156 (...

Introduction and background: Diabetes Mellites is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia. Celiac disease & T1DM are immune-mediated diseases that share common susceptibility factors notably HLA genetics. AITD and T1DM are two common autoimmune diseases that can occur concomitantly. It has been proposed that a complex genetic basis together with multiple nongenetic factors make a variable contribution to the pathogenesis of T1DM and AITD. NICE ...