Endocrine Abstracts

To examine use of I131 therapy we conducted a retrospective analysis of patient case notes that received I131 between May 2002 and Dec 2003.46 patients received radioiodine therapy during 18 months. All had a prior thyroid uptake scan confirming their diagnosis and written informed consent obtained.Results: GD: 29 patients (18F:11M; aged 52.6±2.8 yrs). 11 had a FT3 of <10 pmol/L pre radioiodine...

Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis (LA) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the pituitary, probably auto-immune in origin, usually affecting young pregnant women. Clinical features resemble a pituitary adenoma but differing in the hierarchy of endocrine loss, preferentially destroying ACTH and TSH secreting cells. A useful diagnostic feature is pituitary enhancement with gadolinium on MRI.A 39-year old female, with treated hypothyroidism, was referred to endocrinology out-patien...