Endocrine Abstracts

Primary adrenal lymphoma is rare and accounts for <1% of extra-nodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases. It presents with B symptoms, bilateral adrenal masses and hypoadrenalism; and thought to have a poor prognosis. We describe a patient that was diagnosed with and successfully treated for primary adrenal diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL).Case: A 62-year-old gentleman with longstanding hypertension presented with a 5-month history of weight loss,...

We present a diagnostically challenging case of a 22-year old female with short stature and recurrent admissions with severe hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia since infancy.Case: Our patient was born at 38 weeks gestation following a pregnancy complicated by intrauterine growth restriction since 28 weeks. She had low birthweight of 2.4 kg and significantly shorter length and lower head circumference than expected. Mild dysmorphic features o...

We present a diagnostically challenging case of a 22-year old female with short stature and recurrent admissions with severe hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia since infancy.Case: Our patient was born at 38 weeks gestation following a pregnancy complicated by intrauterine growth restriction since 28 weeks. She had low birthweight of 2.4 kg and significantly shorter length and lower head circumference than expected. Mild dysmorphic features o...

Grave’s disease is an autoimmune condition commonly presenting with symptoms of hyperthyroidism including weight loss, palpations and tremor; rarely, it presents more atypically.A 35-year-old male (non-smoker, no significant history) presented with an atraumatic femur fracture. He was incidentally noted to have a large goitre, tachycardia and mild proptosis but no symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Further bloodwork revealed iron deficiency, unremarkable tumour markers includin...