Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’ disease is the commonest cause of thyrotoxicosis. If left untreated myriad of complications, chief among which are cardiac related morbidity and mortality might supervene.Case presentation: A 31-year-old man presented to the endocrine clinic of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria 19 months ago with features suggestive of hyperthyroidism and a diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis secondary to Graves’ disease was made. He wa...

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas are not uncommon presentations in our clinical practice but the challenge with management becomes more daunting as the size of the tumour gets bigger as seen in this woman we present herein with a macroadenoma. The combination of factors militating against accessing the best of health care available is unconnected with the usual problems affecting health care delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, including out-of-pocket payments for health services a...

Background: Obesity is significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Many anthropometric indexes are now being used in clinical practice to identify and determine the prevalence of obesity.Aim: This study determined the relationship between common anthropometric indexes and percentage body fat (%BF).Methodology: Ninety-four volunteer subjects participated in this cross sectional hospital based st...

A 54 year-old businesswoman who has been diabetic for 6 years and had a history of PUD. She was referred following complaints of increasing hyperpigmentation of her palms, feet and old scars. She also had a boil on her back, significant weight loss, poor appetite and a slight non-productive cough.She was transfused with two pints of blood a month earlier at a private hospital when her PCV was found low. She is not hypertensive. Her drug history included ...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is the commonest cause of thyrotoxicosis; and is usually responsive to radio-iodine therapy. In Nigeria, radio-iodine therapy is becoming a common and cost effective option for treatment of thyrotoxicosis; with the less likelihood of most of the complications associated with thyroidectomy.Case presentation: A 49-year-old Nigerian lady, presented to the endocrinology clinic, at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, 8 year...

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is a common and serious complication of diabetes treatment especially in patients who do not have knowledge of the condition and personal glucose metres. Patients with very good drug compliance are at greater risk of developing hypoglycaemia. Sometimes hypoglycaemia among patients on insulin therapy could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The present study is aimed at measuring the determinants and predictors of hypog...

Background: Hypoglycaemia is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in emergency department (ED), mainly among individuals with diabetes on insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA). Hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals is not a common condition and its often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when presented in an unusual way. Although it does not seem to be a cardiac emergency feature, various electrocardiograph...

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is a common and serious complication of diabetes treatment especially in patients who do not have knowledge of the condition and personal glucose metres. Patients with very good drug compliance are at greater risk of developing hypoglycaemia. Sometimes hypoglycaemia among patients on insulin therapy could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The present study is aimed at measuring the determinants and predictors of hypog...

Background: Hypoglycaemia is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in emergency department (ED), mainly among individuals with diabetes on insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA). Hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals is not a common condition and its often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when presented in an unusual way. Although it does not seem to be a cardiac emergency feature, various electrocardiograph...

Background: Self-care practices in patient living with diabetes are important to effectively prevent, manage, and limit complications associated with diabetes as patients spend more time alone than they spent with health care providers in managing their health conditions.Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate self-cate practices and their determinants in patients living with type 2 diabetes. Hence, this study aimed at assessing self-care practices an...