Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Polyendocrine autoimmune syndrome is a group of disorder involving endocrine glands as a consequence of autoimmunity. Non-endocrine organs also may be affected. An association between autoimmunity and immunodeficiency has also been recognized. We report a case of polyglandular autoimmune disease associated with common variable immunodeficiency.Case report: A 26-year-old was diagnosed with Addison disease at the age of 4 following recurrent ...

Introduction: Patients with hypothyroidism are routinely advised to take levothyroxine without food or beverages but the pharmacokinetic effect of many common foods are unknown. We describe a patient with an unusually high levothyroxine requirement who only achieved adequate replacement by taking grapes along with levothyroxine. Through a cycle of challenge, withdrawal, and-re-challenge, we were able to demonstrate that levothyroxine availability was enhanced by grapes in this...

Hypoparathyroidism post-thyroidectomy is a recognised complication and treated with calcium supplements, vitamin D, and rather recently with recombinant human parathyroid hormone therapy (teriparatide). We report a case of a 68-year-old female who developed refractory hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia following thyroidectomy for a multinodular goitre. Her management was complicated by inflammatory bowel disease, surgically treated with an ileostomy in situ. Post-opera...