Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundPatients with Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome (SCS) share many similarities with those of metabolic syndrome. Several studies have shown variable prevalence of SCS in patients with diabetes and obesity of up to 9% suggesting that it may be more common in these patients. Our study aims to explore the prevalence of SCS in Malaysians with metabolic syndrome and examine any possible predicting factors.Methods<p class=...

Case history: An 18 year old male student presented to the dentist with an eight week history of left-sided facial pain and swelling. He was subsequently referred to the maxillofacial team. His only previous medical encounter was for a traumatic right humerus fracture following a roller-skating injury. He took no regular medication. His father died of an unknown malignant process several years previous and family history was otherwise unremarkable. On questioning, the patient ...

Section 1: Case history: A 69 year old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with acute onset shortness of breath. A CT pulmonary angiogram revealed no focal lung abnormality but identified an incidental 40 x 32 mm left-sided adrenal lesion. An unenhanced CT, undertaken to characterise the lesion, showed a homogeneous, well-circumscribed appearance with a radiodensity of 4 Hounsfield units. Prior to involvement of the Endocrinology team, a dedicated MRI w...