Endocrine Abstracts

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that occurs due to sudden hemorrhage or infarction in a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. Here, we present a case study of a 20-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe headache due to pituitary apoplexy. The patient had a history of one-year intermittent headache, which was diagnosed as migraine/cluster headache in previous ED visits. She was on Mirena coil and had amenorrhea...

MEN1 is a rare hereditary tumor syndrome characterized by a predisposition to a multitude of endocrine neoplasms primarily of parathyroid, enteropancreatic, and anterior pituitary origin and non endocrine tumor. Here we will discuss a case of 36 yrs. old male who was referred for high calcium on routine blood test. Subsequent investigations confirmed primary hyperparathyroidism. His serum calcium level was 2.71, PTH 7.5 Pmol/l, and vitamin D 57.4 nmol/l on presentation and was...