Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0008p16 | Clinical case reports | SFE2004

Inducing weight loss with steroids: a case of neurosarcoidosis

Solomon AM , Mediwake R , Al-Damluji S , Beynon HL

A 30year old Afrocarribean man with sarcoidosis presented with unexplained weight gain from 98kg to 112kg over 6 months. He had previously documented bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, arthralgia, a positive gallium scan and a raised serum angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE).He also described hypersomnolence, impaired concentration, decreased libido and intermittent headaches with no other neuro-psychiatric symptoms. He was not on any regu...

ea0008dp24 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFE2004

Inducing weight loss with steroids: a case of neurosarcoidosis

Solomon AM , Mediwake R , Al-Damluji S , Beynon HL

A 30year old Afrocarribean man with sarcoidosis presented with unexplained weight gain from 98kg to 112kg over 6 months. He had previously documented bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, arthralgia, a positive gallium scan and a raised serum angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE).He also described hypersomnolence, impaired concentration, decreased libido and intermittent headaches with no other neuro-psychiatric symptoms. He was not on any regu...