Endocrine Abstracts

Thyrotoxic storm is one of the rare but serious, and sometimes life threatening endocrine emergencies, the mortality rate ranges from 20 to 30%.We report the case of a 44-year-old female who had an emergency hospital admission with diarrhoea, vomiting and palpitations in September, 2011. She was diagnosed with Graves thyrotoxicosis in 2004 and was commenced on carbimazole. She was non compliant with the treatment and did not attend her hospital appointme...

We have previously demonstrated that 80% of patients with PTHP will have co-existing vitamin D deficiency suggesting an increased metabolism of vitamin D. There are few data assessing the impact and safety of different vitamin D preparations on calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D in this group. Here, we report the details of replacement therapy using different vitamin D preparations.In a retrospective study of 22 (20 F:2 M and 8 Asian:14 Non...

Case: We are describing a case of 57-year-old gentleman who initially presented to gastroenterology clinic with iron deficiency anaemia (Hb – 11, Ferritin – 5) and 2 stone weight loss. An OGD was performed which demonstrated a polypoidal tumor in the distal body of stomach. Histology proved it to be carcinoid tumor. Staging CT thorax/abdomen showed marked gastric rugal thickening involving the fundus and body of the stomach with no extra mural spread, nodal disease o...

Introduction: It has been reported that patients with acromegaly have an increased risk of developing several types of cancers, including breast and thyroid. However, co-existence of thyroid and breast acncers in acromegaly is very rare. We describe a rare case of acromegaly associated with primary thyroid and breast cancers.Case: A 63-year-old lady who presented to our endocrine clinic with complaints of increase in the size of her hands, feet, lips and...