Endocrine Abstracts

A 26 year old lady under investigation for infertility was referred to our endocrine clinic for raised testosterone levels at 6.6 nmol/l (0.5–2.8).she had regular period with no features of hirsutism. Her past medical history included common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on chemotherapy, liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension secondary to chemotherapy, Trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) insertion for bleeding gastric varices.Cli...

A 24 year old female presented to her general practitioner with general malaise. She had a genetic diagnosis of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome), with no colonic lesions detected on screening. Routine biochemistry revealed a potassium of 2.1mmol/l, requiring admission for urgent investigation and intravenous replacement. Further clinical assessment found a past history of severe acute thoracic back pain (3-months prior to presentation), weight gain a...