Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are the most common autoimmune thyroid conditions. Hyperthyroidism following hypothyroidism is a rare phenomenon. Hypothyroidism was once thought to be a permanent state requiring lifelong replacement therapy but we have noted that there are increasing numbers of cases which are against this postulation. We would like to report 3 cases initially diagnosed with hypothyroidism and referred to us following developm...

Background: Pituitary hyperplasia is a relatively common yet frequently overlooked condition which can occur in both physiological and pathological states. Pregnancy is one of the most common conditions associated with physiological pituitary enlargement.Case Presentation: 22-year-old normally fit and well lady presented to AMU (acute medicine unit) with a week history of headache and 10-month history of amenorrhoea following cessation of combined contra...