Helen E. Turner

Early use of steroid-sparing agents in the inactivation of moderate-to-severe active thyroid eye disease: a step-down approach

The current first‐line treatment for management of active thyroid eye disease (TED) is high‐dose intravenous corticosteroids, which have the potential for serious adverse effects. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of steroid‐sparing agents (SSAs) in patients with moderate‐to‐severe active TED, using methotrexate as first‐line.

Liver Biochemical Abnormalities in Turner Syndrome: a Comprehensive Characterisation of an Adult Population.

Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) are frequent in Turner syndrome (TS). The causes and clinical significance are unclear.

Vocal cord palsy anatomical changes and a foreign body mimicking malignancy.

A 74-year-old woman presented with a history of prolonged dysphonia, a red flag symptom for laryngeal cancer. Flexible nasal endoscopy revealed a lesion which looked suspicious for malignancy and therefore she went onto have a microlaryngoscopy and an attempt at biopsy. It was during this procedure that a foreign body was removed whole from a dilated laryngeal ventricle. We believe that some subtle anatomical changes caused by a pre-existing unilateral vocal cord palsy contributed to the impaction of this foreign body.