Recurrent severe vomiting due to hyperthyroidism

Reversible male subfertility due to hyperthyroidism.

A 26-year-old man with a one-year history of attempted conception was referred to a male subfertility clinic. Two previous semen analyses had disclosed oligospermia with sperm counts of 11 x 109/1 on both occasions (figure). He had had classical symptoms of thyrotoxicosis for five years and 18 months earlier had been investigated for palpitations. Examination showed a diffuse goitre, tremor, an...

Severe cholestatic jaundice secondary to hyperthyroidism

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism is a known cause of nonspecific abnormalities in liver biochemitries; most commonly mild elevations in serum bilirubin and liver enzymes. Case Report: A case of severe cholestatic jaundice secondary to Grave’s disease. The patient is a 28­year­old African­American male who presented to the emergency room with chronic diarrhea, weight loss and jaundice. At presentat...

A Case of Severe Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster

Recurrent hemiplegia due to hypoglycaemia.

A 74-year-old woman was referred as an emergency with a right hemiplegia of one day's duration. She was found to be semi-comatose, dysphasic and with a mild right hemiplegia. By the evening of the day of admission she had fully recovered and was able to tell us that she had felt dizzy and had staggered from time to time, usually in the morning, for the previous few weeks. Thereafter, it was not...

Recurrent hematospermia due to aspirin.

Sir, The presence of b lood in the semen is called hematospermia and represents 1 % o f a l l a n d r o l o g i c a n d u r o l o g i c symptoms.[1] Hematospermia is an uncommon clinical condition that usually follows a painless, benign and self-limited course; but it can be a source of considerable fear and anxiety that is uncommonly associated with significant underlying pathology and is most...