Endocrine Abstracts

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...

Background: Hypospadias in boys may be associated with a lack of androgen exposure during the masculinisation programming window. As testosterone has effects on the vasculature, we assessed whether boys with hypospadias show evidence of vascular dysfunction.Methods: Excess foreskin tissue was obtained from boys undergoing hypospadias repair (cases) or circumcision (controls) and small arteries dissected. Vascular contractility was assessed by wire myogra...