Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We describe a case of young girl, who initially presented with androgen producing adrenal adenoma, and post-operatively, the other adrenal gland profoundly cortisol suppressed, raising suspicion, if it was originally co-producing both androgen and cortisol.Case report: A 29-year-old girl initially presented, with 8 months history of hirsutism and cranial hair loss.She had a normal menarche and menstrual cycles and con...

Introduction: We describe a case of young girl, who initially presented with androgen producing adrenal adenoma, and post-operatively, the other adrenal gland profoundly cortisol suppressed, raising suspicion, if it was originally co-producing both androgen and cortisol.Case report: A 29-year-old girl initially presented, with 8 months history of hirsutism and cranial hair loss.She had a normal menarche and menstrual cycles and con...

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterised by episodic muscle weakness associated with hypokalemia. Hypolemic paralysis can also occur due to other causes including renal tubular acidosis (RTA). We describe 2 cases of hypokalemic paralysis of different aetiologies.Case:1: A 23 year polish man who speaks no English was admitted with profound weakness in his limbs. Laboratory investigations revealed normal rena...