Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D is important for calcium homeostasis. In granulomatous diseases including tuberculosis (TB), hypercalcaemia may be seen. Suspected mechanisms include elevated vitamin D sensitivity and increased extrarenal synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] by alveolar macrophages within granulomas. Prevalence of hypercalcaemia in TB patients vary worldwide, yet is rare in the UK. We present a case of hypercalcaemia in a patient with TB reactivat...

Introduction: Typically, patients with a microprolactinoma will have serum prolactin level between 2,000-4,000mIU/l. The primary goal of treatment is to normalise prolactin level and thereby improve symptoms associated with a raised prolactin. Dopamine (D2) agonists are the main stay of treatment with some patients unable to tolerate dopamine agonists rather than being resistant to the medication.Case report: A 26-year-old lady with a history of anxiety ...

Background: Bloom’s syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to chromosomal instability. It is associated with endocrinopathies such as growth deficiency, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypothyroidism. We present a case to highlight the challenges in management of diabetic emergencies in patients with complex syndromes.Case report: A 38-year-old male of Asian descent known to have Bloom’s syndrome presented to ...

Background: Pituitary metastasis (PM) is a rare occurrence in malignancy, associated with poor prognosis. Only 7% of patients are symptomatic. High index of suspicion and prompt investigation are essential. We report a case of PM, highlighting challenges in diagnosis and management.Case Report: Sixty-six year old male was referred to endocrinology due to headaches and hyponatremia. He had metastatic colorectal carcinoma, treated with bowel, liver and lun...

Introduction: Therapeutic durability of GLP1-based therapies in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is incompletely understood. Our aim was to explore the therapeutic effects of GLP1 based therapies in patients with T2D.Methods: This was a retrospective study on patients with T2D (n=55) who attend a specialist clinic at UHCW, Coventry, and who had been treated with the GLP1 based therapy, Liraglutide, for at least 6 months. A successful...

Background: X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a rare, hereditary, progressive musculoskeletal disorder. Prompt diagnosis and treatment in childhood ensures adequate bone matrix mineralization and skeletal growth. There is no consensus on indications for treatment in adult patients.Case Presentation: A 25 year old female was referred to endocrinology with a right ankle fragility fracture. She was known to have XLH, diagnosed in Poland at the age of 1 yea...

Background: Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is uncommon during pregnancy. It may predate pregnancy, be unmasked by pregnancy or arise de novo during pregnancy secondary to other pathology. We present a case of DI in pregnancy to highlight challenges in management.Case Report: A 27-year-old lady at 21 weeks’ gestation, presented to A&E with worsening headache and confusion for three to five months. She was hemodynamically stable, had bitemporal hemianopi...

Background: Pituitary metastasis (PM) is a rare occurrence in malignancy, associated with poor prognosis. Only 7% of patients are symptomatic. High index of suspicion and prompt investigation are essential. We report a case of PM, highlighting challenges in diagnosis and management.Case Report: Sixty-six year old male was referred to endocrinology due to headaches and hyponatremia. He had metastatic colorectal carcinoma, treated with bowel, liver and lun...

Background: Pituitary adenomas are the commonest Sellar neoplasm, there are number of other differential diagnosis based on histopathological features and immune histochemical characteristics. Pituicytomas are rare tumours of sellar and suprasellar region which originate from pituicytes which are specialised glial cells of neurohypophysis and infundibulum.Case report: A 63-year-old lady with a background history of bilateral cataract corrected with surge...

Background: Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome (ECS) is a rare and severe condition at times presenting acutely with intense hypercortisolism. The intensity of hypercortisolism can be disproportionate to underlying tumoral condition, and associated life-threatening complications are common arising suddenly. Hypercortisolism must be controlled rapidly pending definitive treatment of tumoral source to avoid life-threatening consequences.Case Summary: 31-year-...