Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Causes of hypophosphataemia include reduced intestinal absorption, inadequate intake, transcellular shifts (refeeding syndrome, glucose/insulin infusion), renal loss which is either FGF23 mediated (inherited forms or tumour induced osteomalacia) or non-FGF23 mediated (hyperparathyroidism, drugs)Case report: We present a case of 51 years old female referred to us with multiple fractures during her half marathon. She suffered from bilateral m...

Background: Acromegaly is a rare condition characterised primarily by tumourous production of excess Growth Hormone (GH) from a pituitary adenoma. Clinical management aims at normalising serum IGF1 levels within sex and age-adjusted reference parameters. Treatment options include pituitary surgery, medical therapy with somatostatin analogue (SSA), cabergoline, pegvisomant or radiotherapy. A combination of treatment modalities is common for the majority of patients.<p class...