Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We present a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus presenting as a sellar mass and panhypopituitarism.Case presentation: A 60-year-old Chinese male with schizophrenia and a 20 pack year smoking history, was admitted to our hospital with headache and diplopia without visual field loss. Brain imaging with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 2.9 cm sellar mass based in the sphenoid sinu...

Introduction: We report a patient who presented with presumed intestinal obstruction, and was subsequently diagnosed with an adrenal phaeochromocytoma associated with venous thromboembolism. We review the literature and discuss underlying mechanisms for these uncommon manifestations.Case presentation: A 56-year-old man with background untreated hypertension presented with abdominal distension, vomiting, breathlessness and haemoptysis. Heart rate (HR) was...

Introduction: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly prescribed drugs. We report a case of severe hypocalcaemia secondary to omeprazole-induced hypomagnesaemia.Case report: A 85-year-old Chinese man with stage 4 chronic kidney disease was admitted to our hospital in Jun 2014 with vomiting and weakness. On admission, he was severely hypocalcaemic (adjusted calcium 1.37 mmol/l (RI: 2.15–2.58)) and hypomagnesaemic (Mg 0.1 mmol/l (RI: 0.7–1.0))...