Endocrine Abstracts

Case Presentation: A 35-year-old Caucasian male presented to our endocrine clinic with a right pituitary lesion. This was found incidentally on MRI nine months previously after admission with head injury. He was asymptomatic apart from intermittent pain in his left wrist and right knee. He has a history of epilepsy. He was on paracetamol for analgesia, levetiracetam for epilepsy, and was not on any oral, topical, inhaled or injectable steroids. On assessment, he had central ob...

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female was found unconscious on the floor at her home. She was unable to provide a reliable history due to a GCS of 8. On examination there were no Cushingoid features and normal BMI (20 kg/m2). She was previously fit and well with no significant history. Investigations revealed a hyperosmolar metabolic acidosis (pH 6.9) with a high serum sodium (174 mmol/l) and high glucose (70.5 mmol/l). Chest X-ray revealed left middle zone consol...