Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Not much has been reported about Idiopathic Postprandial syndrome, especially in Africa. Many cases are often wrongly diagnosed as reactive hypoglycemia. Idiopathic postprandial syndrome refers to signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia in the absence of low blood sugar occurring after meals and is of unknown cause. Clinical case: We report a case of Idiopathic Postprandial Syndrome in a 44-year old woman living in Nigeria. We present a 44-year-...

Background: Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rare primary intrathoracic tumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue. Hypoglycemia associated Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is referred to as the Doege-Potter syndrome and is caused by inappropriate secretion of an insulin-like growth factor II.Case presentation: We report 70-year-old women with no particular medical history, who present a right chest pain for 1 year with fatigue. The clinical ...

Case: A 44-year-old patient presented with symptoms of sweating, shaking and hunger, which were all eased by eating. Her symptoms were suggestive of hypoglycaemia, experienced predominantly 2-3 hours after meals. Hypoglycaemia was confirmed during these episodes. She had normal liver and renal function. There was no history of Diabetes Mellitus.Her symptoms improved slightly with measures of adjusting her diet but did not sett...

Introduction: The polycystic ovary syndrome is the commonest cause for hyperandrogenism in young women. However, in older women, adrenal and ovarian tumours are more common, particularly if (a) hyperandrogenism is of short duration, (b) causes significant clinical androgenisation, and (c) is biochemically severe. We present an elderly woman who presented diagnostic and therapeutic challenges on account of her comorbidities.Case Present...

Introduction: There is no consensus about the management of thymic enlargement in Graves’ disease (GD). If imaging indicates ‘benign’ thymic appearances, and interval scans are stable, most authorities advocate no intervention until thyrotoxicosis is controlled. We present 3 patients with GD and incidentally found thymic enlargement.Case presentations: a. A 37-year-old female presented acutely with osmotic symptoms, a weight ...

Case: A 44-year-old patient presented with symptoms of sweating, shaking and hunger, which were all eased by eating. Her symptoms were suggestive of hypoglycaemia, experienced predominantly 2-3 hours after meals. Hypoglycaemia was confirmed during these episodes. She had normal liver and renal function. There was no history of Diabetes Mellitus.Her symptoms improved slightly with measures of adjusting her diet but did not sett...

Introduction: The polycystic ovary syndrome is the commonest cause for hyperandrogenism in young women. However, in older women, adrenal and ovarian tumours are more common, particularly if (a) hyperandrogenism is of short duration, (b) causes significant clinical androgenisation, and (c) is biochemically severe. We present an elderly woman who presented diagnostic and therapeutic challenges on account of her comorbidities.Case Present...

Introduction: There is no consensus about the management of thymic enlargement in Graves’ disease (GD). If imaging indicates ‘benign’ thymic appearances, and interval scans are stable, most authorities advocate no intervention until thyrotoxicosis is controlled. We present 3 patients with GD and incidentally found thymic enlargement.Case presentations: a. A 37-year-old female presented acutely with osmotic symptoms, a weight ...

Liquorice intake is an uncommon but familiar cause of hypokalaemia and hypertension. Liquorice tea is available over the counter as herbal tea to promote general wellbeing. This case report describes a 64-year-old male patient who presented to hospital with severe hypokalaemia and hypertension. During the in-patient stay, patient was managed with potassium replacement and anti-hypertensives (avoiding medications that interfere with endocrine investigations), investigations wer...

Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor. It is potentially curable but can cause life-threatening hypertension or cardiac arrhythmias. We report a 58- years- old woman with no significant past medical history who was admitted through the emergency department with complaints of chest pain, palpitation, and nausea. She reported six months history of episodic palpitation and throbbing headaches, sometimes associated with light-headedness and dizziness. Hence, she...