Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypercalcaemia in endocrine patients often poses diagnostic challenge, with hyperparathyroidism and familial hypocalciuric-hypercalcaemia(FHH) being common differentials. This case-report presents unique and complex aetiology, underscoring need for comprehensive evaluation.Case-Description: We present case of 57-year-old Caucasian-woman referred to our clinic with persistently elevated calcium and parathyroid...

Background: There are nearly 5 million people with diabetes mellitus in the UK with an estimated 10% of diabetes patients developing a foot ulcer at some point in their lives. Nearly 9500 diabetes-related amputations are reported in the UK per year and approximately 80% of the NHS budget on diabetes care is spent on treating complications. Limb/life-threatening diabetic foot problems are referred to acute services immediately and all other active diabetic foot diseases are ref...