1.Unusual case of pubertal gynaecomastia
Sandeep Chaudhary ; Anubhav Thukral ; Sumit Chakraborty ; Satinath Mukhopadhyay ; Subhankar Chowdhury
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2013;28(2):167-168
A 13-year-old Indian boy presented with progressive non-painful enlargement of bilateral breasts for 2 years. (Figure1) There was no history of any drug intake that could lead to gynaecomastia with no significant past medical history. His BMI was 28.5 kg/m2, no icterus, no stigmata of liver disease, acanthosis was present, sexual maturity rating P1 A1, and stretched penile length was 5 cm, testicular volume 3 ml bilaterally of normal consistency; with a bone age of 13 years and a disc diameter of 6 cm bilaterally. Investigations revealed normal liver function tests, fasting testosterone levels of 67 ng/dl, LH 1.17 U/L, FSH 3.68 U/L, FBS 90 mg %, and PPBS 107 mg%. Considering the overall clinical picture, a diagnosis of Peripubertal Gynaecomastia was made. Obesity could have been a contributing factor to the development of this condition in this patient. He denied having taken any estrogenic compounds but environmental exposure cannot be ruled out as we did not assay for the levels of these environmental endocrine disruptors and estrogenic agents. However, increased pigmentation of nipples and areola is a common feature of gynaecomastia due to exogenous synthetic estrogen exposure which was absent in this case.
Puberty
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Mammaplasty
2.Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy with ocular myasthenia in primary hypothyroidism
Deep Dutta ; Soumik Goswami ; Indira Maisnam ; Dibakar Biswas ; Satinath Mukhopadhyay ; Subhankar Chowdhury
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2014;29(1):90-91
A 62-year-female presented with bilateral proptosis and 1 year episodic eye pain, grittiness, redness, watering and intermittent diplopia for 6 months, and drooping of right eye lid for 2 months (Figure 1). She had a firm WHO grade-1b goiter, exopthalmos (26 mm and 23 mm in left and right eye respectively, Hertel exopthalmometer), clinical activity score of 1/6, without any evidence of bulbar, neck muscles and limb weakness.
Graves Ophthalmopathy
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Hypothyroidism
3.Pituitary hyperplasia and Van Wyk Grumbach Syndrome: A consequence of chronic untreated congenital Hypothyroidism
Deep Dutta ; Manoj Kumar ; Rajesh Jain ; Anubhav Thukral ; Sujoy Ghosh ; Satinath Mukhopadhyay ; Subhankar Chowdhury
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2013;28(1):88-89
An eight-year, 4-month old Indian girl with low IQ and delayed milestones, presented with headache (4 years), breast development (4 months), and menstrual bleeding for 22 days. Examination revealed short stature [height: 91.5 cm; SD score: -5.59], coarse dry skin, umbilical hernia (arrow), delayed reflexes, Tanner’s stage-3 breasts, absent pubic and axillary hair
Hypothyroidism
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Puberty, Precocious
4.Metastatic adenocarcinoma arising from fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes
Deep Dutta ; Manoj Kumar ; Rajesh Jain ; Anubhav Thukral ; Dibakar Biswas ; Sujoy Ghosh ; Satinath Mukhopadhyay ; Subhankar Chowdhury
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2013;28(2):165-166
Fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is a rare form of ketosis-resistant diabetes in the young (15 to 40 years old) of unknown etiology. It has been observed in tropical and subtropical countries with highest incidence in south India, and is believed to have some association with tropical chronic pancreatitis, malnutrition, toxin exposure (e.g., cassava) and SPINK1 mutation. It is associated with a hundredfold increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the general population.
Carcinoma
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Pancreas
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Mass Screening