Endocrine Abstracts

A middle age barrister admitted via accident and emergency department with the history of dyspnoea on exersion, orthopnoea,palpitation, weight loss and significantly reduced exercise tolerance to an extent he was not able to walk more than few metres. He had been investigated for tuberculosis and treated for chronic alcohol excess in the past, there was no history of ischaemic heart disease. He was not on any regular medication.Clinical examination revea...

We report the case of a 41-year-old lady who developed severe thyroid eye disease on a background of long standing hypothyroidism. She had been diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism 15 years previously with positive TPO antibodies. She had been successfully maintained on levothyroxine replacement since then. She presented with a four year history of progressive eye swelling, gritty eyes and diplopia. On examination she was found to have active thyroid eye disease with restr...

Background: Adrenal masses discovered incidentally during imaging studies (adrenal incidentalomas – AIs) are common and prompt investigations to exclude secretory lesions and malignancy. Uncertainty exists over the best management strategy of AI.Objective: To monitor the current practice against the local protocol and existing guidelines; to identify the biochemical and imaging outcomes in a single centre cohort.Methods: Retro...