Endocrine Abstracts

A 51-year-old female presented with a 9 month history of symptoms suggestive of hypoglycaemia and associated episodes of unconsciousness, which were prevented by frequent food intake but with subsequent weight gain. She reported a history of lactose-induced anaphylaxis and the use of lactose-free subcutaneous prednisolone since sustaining a traumatic cardiac injury in 1987.Two supervised prolonged fasts demonstrated hypoglycaemia with elevated insulin le...

Background: Kopetschke et al. (2009) suggested that nearly thirty per-cent of adrenal/extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma were found incidentally1. However, they included cases from 1973 to 2007, whereas in the modern era CT and MR investigations are requested more frequently and earlier in the diagnostic algorithm.Methods: We report a pilot series of consecutive referrals to a tertiary centre for adrenal and extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma from July ...