Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome is broadly categorized into ACTH dependent (pituitary and ectopic source) and ACTH independent (adrenal source). Localizing source of Cushing’s can sometimes be a cumbersome diagnostic process.Case history: A 25-year-old male patient presented with sudden rapid onset weight gain, muscle weakness and occasional headaches.as well as severe dyspnoea, orthopnea and PND. There was no significant past medical or famil...

Introduction: Iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome from potent topical steroid use, resulting in suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is well recognised. However, this may not be well acknowledged in amongst a general medical take. We report a case of Cushing’s syndrome from long term use of skin whitening cream and topical steroids, highlighting the importance of detailed history taking.Case history: A 49-year-old Nigerian female wa...

Introduction: Correlation of papillary thyroid cancer and lymphocytic thyroiditis is well documented but the incidence of thyroid malignancies in Graves’ disease especially in the absence of nodular thyroid disease is considered to be uncommon.Method: We conducted a retrospective audit of forty-four patients with established diagnosis of Grave’s thyrotoxicosis treated with total thyroidectomy from 2010-2013 (36 months), in a tertiary care centr...