Endocrine Abstracts

A 69 year old man presented to the hospital after he fell from a 6 foot ladder. He was previously fit and well with no co-morbidities apart from a 55 pack year smoking history. He complained of right shoulder and hip pain. CT scan revealed fractures of the left 6th rib and right superior and inferior pubic rami. In addition, there was an incidental finding of a 5.2 cm in diameter abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with no radiological evidence of a leak. He was treated conservati...

Patients with clinical hypothyroidism often complain of muscular symptoms i.e., cramps, weakness and fatigue. However, rhabdomyolysis triggered by severe hypothyroidism is rarely reported. In most cases, external triggers (use of statins or excessive exercise) can be easily identified and modified. In absence of beforementioned triggers, it is prudent to look for other causes of rhabdomyolysis. On the forefront, it would be crucial to exclude myocardial ischaemia, followed by ...