Endocrine Abstracts

A 55-year female from low economic background was referred from the local dental hospital where she had presented with a swelling near her left lower 3rd molar which caused her significant difficulty in eating. On further questioning she conceded to having progressive difficulty in walking and bony pains over the past 6 months with increasing dependency for daily activities. She was frail with proximal muscle weakness and widespread bony tenderness but no other significant neu...

An 89-year-old female family physician presented to an orthopaedic surgeon with a short history of aches and pains. She was suspected to have vitamin D deficiency and was empirically prescribed three intramuscular injections of 6 million units of cholecalciferol at monthly intervals. A few days after the third dose she presented with nausea, generalised weakness, confusion and ataxia. She appeared drowsy and dehydrated. Vital parameters were normal and there were no focal neur...