Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nonmedullary carcinoma of thyroid is most common of thyroid carcinoma with familial predisposition and very low incidence.We describe cases of three brothers with familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma diagnosed over a span of six years clinical follow up.Case: 58 years male with swelling in neck for 5 days. On examination he had left thyroid nodule. Ultrasound thyroid showed multinodular goiter while fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)...

Introduction: Diagnosis of sub acute thyroiditis is readily considered in a patient presenting with classical history and characteristic clinical features. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on particular set of laboratory investigations and supported by characteristic imaging findingsof Tc-99 scan. However, prescence of sub acute thyroiditis with normal thyroid scintigraphy findings is exceedingly rare.Case report: 51 years old postmenopausal female wit...

An 88-year-old Caucasian man with hypertension, single functioning kidney, vitamin D insufficiency and transurethral resection of the prostate was admitted with worsening confusion. On admission, he had acute on chronic renal impairment (Urea- 17.2 mmol/l (range: 2.5–7.5 mmol/l), Creatinine- 163 μmol/l (range: 60–120 μmol/l), eGFR- 35 (Baseline- 60 ml/min/1.73m2) and a normal serum/corrected calcium (2.51 mmol/l (range- 2.2–2.6mmol/l). He wa...