Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a fairly common endocrine problem affecting women twice as common as men. The first case of primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy was reported in 1931. We present a case of a 29 years old lady who was referred to the endocrine clinic from inpatient admission for her high corrected calcium (Corr Ca) levels (3.27 mmol/mol) and high Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) levels (58.9 pmol/l), while she was 12 weeks pregnant. Her past medical history was signi...

Hyperthyroidism is associated with multiple gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including vomiting, although this is not very common. We present a case of a 61-year-old female patient, who was admitted under surgeons with persistent and severe vomiting which was very difficult to manage. No acute surgical cause for vomiting was found and the patient was referred for a gastroscopy which was normal. Her past history was significant for Grave’s disease which was in ...

Hyperthyroidism is associated with multiple gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including vomiting, although this is not very common. We present a case of a 61-year-old female patient, who was admitted under surgeons with persistent and severe vomiting which was very difficult to manage. No acute surgical cause for vomiting was found and the patient was referred for a gastroscopy which was normal. Her past history was significant for Grave’s disease which was in ...