Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: A 35-year-old female presented to a district general hospital with convulsive status epilepticus. In the two weeks preceding the seizure, she complained of migrainous-type headaches, transient aphasia and ataxia. Her general practitioner organised a confusion screen, revealing hypothyroidism and commenced levothyroxine 50 μg. She had no other medical history and denied illicit drug use or alcohol-excess. Examination revealed mild pyrexia (38.2°C), clonu...

A 57 year-old gentleman with uncomplicated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and 30 pack year smoking history was assessed in outpatient endocrinology clinic with a 4 month history of non-specific symptoms, including dizziness, lack of energy and intermittent bi-frontal headaches described as ‘pressure behind the eyes’. There was no history of exogenous steroid use. Bloods at 0833 h identified deficiency in testosterone (<1 nmol/l; N= 6–30 nmol/l), thyroxine...