Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To describe a postmenopausal lady with hirsutism secondary to a rare leydig cell tumour of the ovary.Case history: A 55 year lady who attained menopause at the age of 49 was referred to us by GP for facial hirsutism of 5 years duration. She was bothered by recent excess hair growth of 4 months duration on the face and arms. She had no other virilising symptoms.On examination, she appeared cushingoid, had a BMI of 31, had...

We report a case of hyperparathyroid crisis presenting with bradycardia (junctional rhythm) in a 65 years old ex nurse with manifestations of hypercalcemia of more than 10 years duration. She presented with palpitation, feeling light headed and not being herself for a day. She found her pulse to be 30/min, which triggered her admission to the accident and emergency department. She was not in any medication to cause hypercalcemia. On examination, she was dry and her thyroid was...

Insulinoma is a tumour of the endocrine pancreas, usually benign, with an annual incidence of 1–2 new cases per million population. We describe a case of Insulinoma complicated by the simultaneous development of diabetes.A 72year old lady had episodes of funny turns and confusion following her meal. She had lost a stone in weight over 6–8 months. There was no history of sulphonylurea ingestion. Examination revealed low BMI and no evidence of ra...

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterised by episodic muscle weakness associated with hypokalemia. Hypolemic paralysis can also occur due to other causes including renal tubular acidosis (RTA). We describe 2 cases of hypokalemic paralysis of different aetiologies.Case:1: A 23 year polish man who speaks no English was admitted with profound weakness in his limbs. Laboratory investigations revealed normal rena...

Swyer-James syndrome or 46, XY female is an unusual condition, characterized by pure gonadal dysgenesis in a phenotypic female patient. Successful pregnancy is even rarer as these patients will require oocyte donation program. We present a 39 year old lady with 46, XY pure gonadal dysgenesis who had a successful pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization by oocyte donation.At her original presentation in 1984, our patient’s main complaint was primary ...