Endocrine Abstracts

We present the case of an 18-year-old boy with phimosis who was referred by the urology team as he had low levels of testosterone. Clinical evaluation revealed that he had normal pubertal growth spurt and was 183 cm tall. His sense of smell was impaired and voice was high pitched. Examination revealed no facial hair, scanty pubic and axillary hair. He had bilateral gynaecomastia, phimosis and micropenis (1.0 cm). The testes were small and soft in consistency (right 2.0 and lef...

Background and aim: The Department of Health and NHS Plan both recognise that sending patients copies of clinic correspondence can help inform and empower them. At St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Endocrinology Clinic we routinely provide patients with a copy of the clinic correspondence sent to their General Practitioner (GP), unless patients specifically opt out. Our aim was to evaluate patients’ views on receiving such copy correspondence following ...

Thyroid hormone resistance is a rare but recognised cause of clinical hypothyroidism. We explain a case of clinical hypothyroidism that was associated with thyroid hormone resistance.A 48-year Caucasian female with no known personal or family endocrine history was referred with a 12-month-history of weight gain and increased tiredness. Past history included depression and osteoarthritis, with regular medications being NSAIDs and amitryptiline. There was ...