Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Carbohydrate loading is used to manage the neurovisceral attacks of the acute porphyrias. This presents difficulty when treating those with altered glucose homeostasis.Case history: A 17-year-old female presented with 5 days of abdominal pain and vomiting, her third acute presentation in eight months; the first with a seizure and second with bilateral lower limb weakness. All attendances were preceded by redu...