Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder that affects the lungs and the lymph nodes commonly. The involvement of the nervous system in this disease is infrequent with prevalence lower than 10%. The diagnosis could be challenging when the neurologic disease presents in a patient without previously known sarcoidosis.Case Report: A 39-year-old Caucasian gentleman was brought to the Emergency department with a one week’s history ...

66 year old patient was diagnosed with macroprolactinoma and started on treatment with Cabergoline at a dose 250 μg twice weekly. Initial echocardiogram was normal and CT chest showed clear lung fields except mild left upper zone consolidation. During a routine follow up appointment 8 months after the initiation of treatment, the blood tests showed abnormal renal function and prolactin level was controlled. CT KUB showed features suggestive of retroperitoneal fibrosis lea...

Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy is reported as being rare rare. It can be associated with significant complications. Maternal complications include symptomatic hypercalcaemia, renal calculi, hyperemesis, muscle weakness, and pre-eclampsia. Fetal complications include IUGR, low birth weight, preterm delivery, intrauterine death, neonatal tetany and fits.Patient 1 presented with asthma and was found to have primary hyperparathyroidism, corrected c...