Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a potential life-threatening emergency with patients presenting with hypovolaemic shock. Although glucocorticoid-induced AI is well known, there are only a few reports of other drug-induced aetiologies.Case Report: A 50-year-old HIV-positive Caucasian female on ritonavir, darunavir, abacavir and lamivudine presented generally unwell with dizziness on standing, fatigue and weakness. Two days prior to admission, ...

Background: Bone metastases (BMs) are rare in neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). There is no global consensus on the optimal management, and treatment is often extrapolated from experience in other tumour groups. The aim of this study was to review the current management and outcomes of patients with BMs in NENs.Method: A retrospective study was performed of all patients with NENs, except G3 lung NENs, treated at a tertiary centre from April 2002–Marc...