Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionMetformin is being increasingly used in the treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome where it improves the metabolic and reproductive parameters through the improvement of insulin sensitivity. Observations noted that it also tended to prevent weight gain or even facilitate weight loss. Trials carried out have positively enforced this in obese patients as well as those with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.We were interested to see if a similar favourable effect coul...

Introduction: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is an AIDS defining malignancy. However, a primary adrenal lymphoma as a presenting feature of HIV infection has not been previously reported.Case Report: A 66-year-old male presented with a short history of severe fatigue, weight loss, dizziness and nausea. Baseline blood results revealed normal biochemistry with mild normocytic anaemia, neutropaenia with lymphopaenia and the short synacthen test demonstrated in...