Endocrine Abstracts

We present the case of a thirty five year old salesman in whom microscopic haematuria was detected during a routine employment medical. History and physical examination were unremarkable. A renal ultrasound initiated by the urology service revealed an upper abdominal mass. CT abdomen confirmed a 5x6cm lesion distinct from the right kidney and adrenal gland. A CT-guided biopsy precipitated a hypotensive crisis (90/60mmHg) and hypoglycaemia (blood glucose 2.3mmol/l). 24-hr urina...

We report the case of a forty nine year old housewife who developed life-threatening acute adrenal failure. She was 3 weeks post-hysterectomy & had received prophylactic anticoagulation perioperatively. 2 weeks posthysterectomy she developed pleuritic chest pain. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) was started.V/Q lung scan proved negative for pulmonary embolism. A week later she represented in a hypotensive, hypoxic state with signs of infection and pulmonary embolism. CT...