Endocrine Abstracts

Up to 90% of patients treated with radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism develop hypothyroidism, in some cases many years after treatment. The majority of patients receiving RI in our clinic were referred from clinics throughout the northwest of England and attend on one occasion for RI treatment with follow-up by the referring physician. The Royal College of Physicians guidelines recommend centres administering RI have a system for regular patient monitoring to ide...

Patient information is increasingly well provided, but little is known of patients' actual understanding of their conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge about thyrotoxicosis and its treatment among patients attending the endocrine clinic. Consecutive patients who had received antithyroid drugs were identified from the clinic database and asked to respond to a postal questionnaire. Ethical approval was obtained for the study.Questionnaires...

The index patient is a 40 year old male with BPES (Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus inversus Syndrome) associated with isolatedgrowth hormone deficiency. BPES is a rare genetic disease occurring either sporadically or as an autosomal dominant disorder. There are two phenotypes; in type 1, eyelid abnormalities are associated with ovarian failure and in type 2 eyelid abnormalitiesonly. The genes for both types have been mapped ...