Endocrine Abstracts

A 48-year-old non-smoking female was seen in the chest clinic for cough and breathlessness on a background of asthma type symptoms for 20 years. Her cough was exacerbated by inhalers, productive of yellow sputum and intermittent streaks of blood. On examination, her lungs were clear but coughed continuously with an unusual duration of five minutes. Pulmonary function test showed an obstructive picture. CT scan showed bronchiectasis with multiple small nodules scattered through...

A 44-year-old gentleman with history of intravenous drug abuse, was referred for new onset hyperthyroidism. He was diagnosed with hepatitis C a year prior to presentation. Treatment included pegylated-interferon (IFN-α) 100 μg weekly and Ribavirin 1 g daily. He had early viral response at week 4 of treatment with viral load of <30 IU/ml from 24 089 IU/ml. At week 8, patient complained of lethargy. He was tachycardic, but had no goitre or thyroid eye disease. Thyr...

A 61-year-old female was referred after being found to be hypokalemic and hypomagnesemic on routine blood test by her GP. Her low potassium of 2.7 has been persisting in spite of treatment with Kay-Cee-L. She denies using laxatives, diuretics, or excess liquorice. She reports intermittent episodes of diarrhea and nocturnal cramps. On examination, she was noted to be hypertensive. A full hormonal profile including 5 HIAA, 24 h urine catecholamines and coeliac screen were negati...