Endocrine Abstracts

65 yr female presented with headaches, heat intolerance and loose stools. She had cerebrovascular accident, osteoporosis and vitiligo. A 24 hr ECG revealed atrial flutter with heart rate upto 117 beats /minute. Her medications include warfarin and bisoprolol.A Thyroid function test (TFT) revealed Free T4 (Ft4): 32 pmol/L (9-19) Free T3: 7.97 pmol/L (3.6–6.5), TSH: 5.7 mU/L (0.35–4.94). Other anterior pituitary function tests were ...

65 yr female presented with headaches, heat intolerance and loose stools. She had cerebrovascular accident, osteoporosis and vitiligo. A 24 hr ECG revealed atrial flutter with heart rate upto 117 beats /minute. Her medications include warfarin and bisoprolol.A Thyroid function test (TFT) revealed Free T4 (Ft4): 32 pmol/L (9-19) Free T3: 7.97 pmol/L (3.6–6.5), TSH: 5.7 mU/L (0.35–4.94). Other anterior pituitary function tests were ...

Summary: A case of intermittent hypercalcemia with a suppressed parathyroid hormone (PTH) for nearly 3 years. It was found that high calcium specifically occurred in summer and each one lasted for about a month. Once calcium normalised the renal function also improved. Exact aetiology has not been found even after extensive investigations.Case presentation: A 67-year-old gentleman first presented to the endocrine clinic in early 2014 with Hypercalcemia. ...

Introduction: Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is a medical emergency when patients present with acute onset paraparesis usually noticed in the mornings secondary to low serum potassium levels with a prevalence of 1 in100,000. The symptoms resolve promptly with correction of potassium. The patient experiences motor symptoms while the sensation is preserved and can be differentiated from acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with preserved ocular, bulbar or respiratory...