Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Vasculitis is a rare complication of anti-thyroid medications and is more common with propylthiouracil than carbimazole. Patients often have multisystem involvement although renal and dermatological manifestations are common. Although most cases resolve following withdrawal of the offending agent, not all do and rare instances of death have been reported in the literature. Immunosuppressive therapy can be used to improve organ function and prevent progression.</p...

Background: Hypoglycaemia is rare in people without diabetes. Certain medications are known to cause hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic patients.Case details: A 65-year-old man with background congestive cardiac failure, previous pulmonary TB (1997), bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis (long-term oxygen therapy) was admitted for exacerbation of bronchiectasis. He completed a course of antibiotics and steroid treatment. While awaiting discharge, he had two e...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis resistant to the usual treatment is rare, but potentially fatal. In such situations, the optimal next treatment is unclear. Iopanoic acid (IA) was historically used as an oral contrast agent; it’s capacity to treat thyrotoxicosis has been limited in recent years due to its restricted availability.Methods: Retrospective case note review of patients treated with IA for resistant thyrotoxicosis at our institution over the p...