Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Opportunistic infections are a recognised complication of severe hypercortisolism. We report a case of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP for formerly named Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) in patient with ectopic Cushing's syndrome (CS) caused by a metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung.Case history: A 61-year old male attended the Acute Medical Unit for investigation and treatment of seve...

Introduction: Opportunistic infections are a recognised complication of severe hypercortisolism. We report a case of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP for formerly named Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) in patient with ectopic Cushing's syndrome (CS) caused by a metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung.Case history: A 61-year old male attended the Acute Medical Unit for investigation and treatment of seve...

Introduction: Causes of Primary Congenital Hypogonadism in Males are Leydig cell Agenesis, Cryptorchidism, Chromosome abnormalities (e.g. Klinefelter syndrome, SRY positive 46 XX etc), Enzyme defects include 5α-reductase deficiency. Acquired Primary Hypogonadism includes Testicular torsion, Orchidectomy, Chemotherapy/Radiation toxicity, Orchitis, CKD, Cirrhosis, Sickle cell disease, etc. SRY (SEX determining region Y) is regulatory gene located on Y chromosome and is resp...