Endocrine Abstracts

55-year-old man referred to the medical assessment unit by GP with weight loss and tachycardia. His past medical history was significant for myocarditis, long-QT syndrome, out of hospital cardiac arrest and an in-situ ICD. On examination the patient was tremulous, sweaty and tachycardic but otherwise well. An ECG demonstrated sinus tachycardia and routine blood tests were unremarkable. A clinical diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis was made and confirmed biochemically with TSH<0.0...

IntroductionSarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder, characterised by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. 5–13% of cases involve the nervous system. Neurosarcoidosis carries a poor prognosis and can lead to an infiltrative process in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal region, resulting in panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus (DI). These are rare but serious complications of neurosarcoidosis.Case<p class="abstext"...