multiple endocrine neoplasia/fever

The authors reported a twelve year and four-month old girl who had prolonged fever for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed a painless enlarged thyroid gland with firm consistency. Hyperparathyroidism was suspected because of hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, high level of serum alkaline

A 35-year-old female with malabsorption syndrome who underwent a pancreatoduodenectomy for multiple endocrine adenomatosis 13 years prior was admitted to our hospital with diarrhea, general fatigue, high fever, and eruption in the lower legs. The patient had consumed raw shrimp a few days before

A 44-year-old women was treated for hyperparathyroidism resulting from parathyroid hyperplasia. Several months later, following a flu-like episode, she developed fever, confusion, abdominal pain, and diffuse petechiae, with severe thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. She died on the 11th day of

Transient character of laboratory abnormalities is usually explained as a false result of estimation. Spontaneous disappearance of laboratory abnormalities could be recognized as non-important and contradicting serious disease. Presented case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) denies

The unusual case of a 65-year-old woman with intermittent hypotension, fever, pulmonary edema and coma as initial presentation of pheochromocytoma is reported. The patient developed respiratory, cardiac and renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation and liver dysfunction. She had to be

History A 55-year-old man presented with chronic epigastric pain lasting for about 1 year and without fever or vomiting. The abdomen was soft and tender at physical examination. Laboratory tests revealed unremarkable liver function, normal hemoglobin level, and normal amylase level. White blood cell

A 58 year old woman had a long history of immunocompromised state. Since age 28 she had multiple endocrine neoplasm type 2A: her thyroid gland and bilateral adrenal glands were removed because of pheochromocytoma and thyroid medullary carcinoma. Corticosteroid and levothyroxine were supplemented. At

A 69-year-old house wife admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, drowsiness, watery diarrhea and uncontrolled blood sugar level. She had been operated for the right mammary carcinoma 11 years ago. Left adrenal mass and nodules in the thyroid gland were discovered by CT and hypersecretion

A 17-year-old woman manifested fever, abdominal pain, headache, and hypertension caused by a solitary, benign pheochromocytoma. She also had hypercalcemia and elevated plasma immunoreactive calcitonin levels. After removal of the pheochromocytoma, calcium and calcitonin levels returned to normal.

Cervical lymphadenitis is a common finding in young adults in a country like India, where tuberculosis is endemic. We are presenting the case of a young boy who presented with low grade fever, dry cough, weight loss, and a cervical swelling. His chest X-ray showed diffuse reticulonodular