Endocrine Abstracts

Case: A 42-year old woman was referred to the endocrinology department for polydipsia and polyuria of sudden onset one month prior to presentation. She drank between 8 and 10 litres of water per day and complained of thirst, asthenia and lighter menstruation under her usual oral contraceptive pill. In addition to contraception she took 50 μg of L-thyroxine for Hashimoto thyroïditis. She had also a medical history of pink-red cutaneous lesions evolving for more than 1...

Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) during pregnancy is rare but requires a specific approach for its diagnosis HPT is associated with a high incidence of associated maternal, fetal and neonatal complications, including miscarriage (3,5x-fold higher than expected), IUGR, prematurity and pre-eclampsia(1,2,3). The severity of complications is proportional to degree of maternal calcium level.Case report: We report the c...