Endocrine Abstracts

A 60-year-old lady was referred with male pattern hair loss and facial hirsutism of 5–7 years duration. She was otherwise well and had two children in their 30s. She was not taking any medication and reported a normal menstrual cycle prior to menopause at the age of 50.Her androgen profile showed a high testosterone level of 6.1 nmol/l (range <2.5), androstenedione 3.8 nmol/l (0.7–3.8), DHEAS 5.7 μm/l (0.80–4.9), SHBG 33 nmol/l, F...

A 64 year old lady was admitted with a 2 day history of feeling generally unwell. Her relatives also reported new onset confusion over these 2 days. Her bloods showed raised inflammatory markers (CRP 110.3 mg/l, WCC 18.2×109/l) hypoalbuminemia (17 g/l), bilirubinemia (55 μmol/l) and a raised alkaline phosphatase (917 IU/l). She had recently been diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome; primary tumour situated in the terminal ileum with liver metastasis and had b...