Endocrine Abstracts

Urticaria and pruritis are rare skin manifestations of thyrotoxicosis, we present a case where the presenting symptom was generalized distressing urticarial rash.CaseA 39-year-old male presented with a history of itchy urticarial rash all over the body, treated unsuccessfully with antihistamines. Ten weeks after its onset he developed weight loss, palpitations and irritability. Blood tests showed him to be thyrotoxic (TSH 0.02 mIU/...

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF DIABETES FOOT ULCERAM Mousa, G Knight, S Muzulu, J R Rochester. Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD.IntroductionPhalangeal metastases commonly display inflammatory symptoms that mimic an acute infection. We describe a rare case of bronchogenic carcinoma with metastases to the left 3rd and 4th toes, which presented as presumed diabetic foot ulceration.<p cla...

IntroductionPhalangeal metastases commonly display inflammatory symptoms that mimic an acute infection. We describe a rare case of bronchogenic carcinoma with metastases to the left 3rd and 4th toes, which presented as presumed diabetic foot ulceration.Case ReportA 74-year-old diabetic man presented with painful, inflamed and ulcerated left 3rd and 4th toes. A clinical diagnosis of infected diabetic toes was ...