Endocrine Abstracts

Background: To identify areas of improvement in the management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients by analysing their clinical data.Methods: Computer records of 333 T1DM patients on follow-up at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from May to October 2017 were reviewed and analysed retrospectively.Results: The average age of diagnosis is 29.75 years-old, and average BMI was 22.59 kg/m2. 18% of patients had concomitant thyroid diseas...

Background: Many drugs are known to cause thyroid dysfunction. We describe a patient with hypothyroidism due to isotretinoin.Case: A 28 year-old Chinese gentleman presented with 2-year history of fatigue and cold intolerance. He has acne vulgaris and has been taking isotretinoin for the last 3 years (20 mg daily for 1 year then 10 mg daily). He has a positive family history of thyroid disorders. He did not report any history of thyroiditis or known autoi...