Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: A 59 year old woman presented to hospital with severe abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting. Her past medical history included end stage renal failure of unknown cause, renal transplant with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) induction ten years prior, treated pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension and new onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT).Investigations: A CT scan of the abdomen demonstrated an 85 x 74 x 96mm heterogenous mass arising from ...

Background: Hypercalcaemia is common in renal transplant recipients, the majority of whom have PTH-dependent hypercalcaemia due to tertiary hyperparathyroidism. PTH-independent hypercalcaemia is less common and is associated with significant, treatable underlying pathologies. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and aetiology of PTH-independent hypercalcaemia in post-renal transplant patients.Method: This was a retrospective, single-centre ...