Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypothyroidism is a common disorder, with a prevalence of approximately 5% and incidence of approximately 250/100,000 per year in the adult population, but both prevalence and incidence keep raising. Refractory hypothyroidism is defined by persistent TSH increase despite the administration of supra physiological weight-based dose of levothyroxine, which is usually >1.9ug/kg/d in patients with primary hypothyroidism.Aim of the Work: To com...

A 65 year old female presented to ER with progressive massive lower limb oedema and dyspnea on mild exertion of insidious onset. The patient started to complain of progressive lower limb oedema shortly after her discharge from Hospital ICU in June 2020 where she was being treated for severe COVID-19. She presented then with acute kidney injury, generalized oedema and was diagnosed with COVID-19 based on clinical, laboratory criteria, PCR, and CT findings. She is a known patien...