Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypovitaminosis D is associated with poor dietary intake and inadequate sunshine exposure. It is common worldwide. However, recent studies has shown a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Moroccan population.Objective: We undertook this study to determine the specific prevalence of hypovitaminosis and its relationship to metabolic parameters in pre-menopausal women living in a sunny region.Methods: The group studied ...

Keywords: short stature, Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Silver-Russell syndrome, genetic syndromesIntroduction: Short stature is one of the major components of dysmorphic syndromes. Growth failure may be due to a wide variety of mechanisms, either related to the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor axis or to underlying unknown pathologies. At present, GH therapy is used in most syndromic disorders, although long-term studies evaluatin...

Introduction: Contraception in women with diabetes is difficult. It is the subject of an individualised prescription, which takes into account the metabolic and vascular state as well as the gynaecological tolerance of the patient.Materials and Methods: This is a prospective survey having concerned 100 diabetic women surveyed in the Maternity ward of the CHU Ibn Rochd of Casablanca, during a five-month period, between April and September 2021.<p clas...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes (GD) is the consequence of an exaggerated insulin resistance associated with a defect insulin secretion. It is a high-risk pregnancy due to its maternal and foetal complications, the pathogenesis of which involves maternal hyperglycaemia.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of 64 parturients, carried out from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2020 in the gynaecology obstetrics of the Lalla Meryem maternity h...

Introduction: Pregnancy in diabetics is one of the most frequent forms of high-risk pregnancy. It requires diabetic-obstetric-neonatalogical collaboration. Its risks affect the fetomaternal prognosis in the short and long term. Materials and methods: The aim of our work is to establish the main difficulties in the management of diabetic pregnancy. This is a retrospective study of 100 pregnant diabetic patients followed at the maternity hospital of CHU IBN ROCHD of CASABLANCA, ...

Summary: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare clinical situation caused by pituitary infarction with or without hemorrhage. Although it is usually spontaneous, dopaminergic agonists (DA) are known to be predisposing factors, particularly Bromocriptine, more rarely Cabergoline. We report the case of a 31 years old female patient, with no notable pathological history, consulted for headaches and menstrual irregularities. Pituitary hormone levels were normal except for hyperprolacti...

Summary: Hypothyroidism is a frequent and generally chronic pathology. Hypothyroid patients, particularly women of childbearing age, the elderly and/or cardiac patients, need to have a minimum level of knowledge of their pathology. The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of a group of hypothyroid patients. The study involved 140 hypothyroid patients over a period of 06 months. The evaluation was carried out using a questionnaire, and the responses were record...

Thyroglossal tract cyst carcinoma (TTC) is a rare pathological situation, The challenge is mainly in the surgical management. We report a new case of papillary TTC in a 51 year old female patient, not suspected preoperatively and confirmed postoperatively by histological analysis of the resected specimen. The therapeutic strategy was completed by a total thyroidectomy with adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine and hormone restraint therapy. The outcome was favorable after...

Introduction: Pituitary Stalk Interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a congenital anomaly of the pituitary gland responsible for isolated or combined anteropituitary insufficiency. We report a case of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSI) diagnosed in a newborn with profound hypoglycemia.Case report: We report the case of a newborn with hypotonia, neonatal jaundice associated to a micropenis and a bilateral cryptorchidia. Because of severe hypoglycemia at...

Introduction: The non-compliance to treatment is defined as the lack of adequacy between patients’ behaviors in taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, and medical prescriptions. It is a major cause of therapeutic failure that puts into question the real efficiency of medical care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic compliance degree in diabetic patients and to determine the different factors and issues complicatin...