Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0024p58 | (1) | BSPED2010

Persistent hypernatremia in infants…think diabetes insipidus

Iyer D , Karandikar S

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) in infants is rare and is often associated with intra-ventricular haemorrhage, congenital toxoplasmosis, intracranial tumours and anatomical abnormalities of the brain. We describe two cases of CDI associated with brain malformations, diagnosed at very young age with good response to oral DDAVP.Case 1: A 34-week IUGR girl born to consanguineous parents (first cousins) developed hypernatraemia on day three of...

ea0021p194 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFEBES2009

A case of phaeochromocytoma mimicking an acute ischemic limb: an unusual presentation

Ahmed Ridwan , Raja U Y , Prasad Bheemasenachar , Rooney Matthew , Govindan R , Kumar Harish , Karandikar Sharad , Shakher Jayadave

Case: A 43-year-old Caucasian lady presented with an acutely painful, cold left leg to the vascular surgeons. She was being treated for respiratory tract infection in the community. She has been investigated for palpitations 7 years ago with no cause identified and headache 3 years ago with normal CT head. Her peripheral vascular examination was unremarkable, including a normal ankle brachial pressure index. She was admitted for further investigations to rule out an underlying...