Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the factors influencing the level of knowledge and attitudes of diabetics consulting in first and third line in the Sousse region (Tunisia).Patients and Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional study. Diabetics were included by proportional sampling in 11 basic health centers and six hospital departments and outpatient clinics of the university hospital centers of Sousse. The developed questionnaire was self-administered in Arabic....

Objective: This study aimed to translate into Arabic and validate the questionnaires "Simplified Diabetes Knowledge Scale" (SDKS), "Diabetes Attitude Scale-3" (DAS-3) and "Diabetes Health Profile-18" (DHP-18) and to study the predictive factors of the level of knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of diabetics in the health region of Sousse.Population and Methods: A methodological study of psychometric validation was carried ou...

Introduction: Antithyroid drugs (ATD) are usually the first-line treatment for Graves’ disease (GD). It represents an effective treatment with good compliance. This therapeutic modality can be the cause of adverse effects including hematological, cutaneous and hepatic complications. The aim of our study is to evaluate the efficacy of ATD as well as its tolerance in patients with GD.Methods: It is a retrospective study that included 76 patients, with...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is most commonly sporadic and in rare circumstances, it can develop as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN). There are few cases described in the literature reporting an association of PHPT with myasthenia gravis and multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS). These patients may present only with clinical signs of PHPT making it difficult to suspect the coexistence of MAS. Here, we report the case of type 3 MAS in a woman with PHP...

Introduction: Thyrotropin deficiency is a rare etiology of hypothyroidism. The diagnosis can be easily confirmed in case of low FT4 level associated with normal or low TSH value. In patients with peripheral hypothyroidism treated by levothyroxine, this biochemical profile become difficult to find. Herein, we describe the case of a patient with peripheral hypothyroidism due to radioiodine therapy in whom the diagnosis of central hypothyroidism was made.Ob...

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare autosomal dominant disease. Patients affected by NF1 have an increased risk of developing tumors other than neurofibromas, especially of endocrine origin, that’s why this patients should be screened for endocrine lesions. In this report, we describe a patient affected by NF1 who present a thyroid nodule.Observation: A 27-year-old woman was admitted in our department for endocrinological evaluati...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease (CD), a hypercorticism caused by an ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma, was associated with a 5-year survival of only 50%. Although advances in management have significantly reduced mortality, the results of transsphenoidal surgery, the gold standard in the treatment of CD, vary from patient to patient.Objective: The aim of our study is to evaluate the results of transsphenoidal surgery in CD (evolution, complications) ...

Introduction: Hirsutism is defined as excessive pilosity development in women in androgen-dependent areas. It is the main revealing sign of hyperandrogenism. It is a frequent reason for consultation in Endocrinology.Methods: This is a retrospective study of 82 records of patients hospitalized for exploration of hirsutism in the endocrinology department of Farhat Hached Hospital in Sousse, over a period of 20 years from 1997 to 2017.<p class="abstext"...

Background: Hoffmann syndrome is a rare form of hypothyroid myopathy in adults characterized by presence of muscle weakness, stiffness and pseudo-hypertrophy. Here, we report a case of Hoffman syndrome aggravated by statin therapy.Case report: We describe the case of a 60 year old woman with primary hypothyroidism who presented with fatigue, cold intolerance, constipation, exertional breathlessness, progressive proximal muscle weakness and swelling of th...

Introduction: Endocrine hypertension is the most common cause of secondary hypertension affecting nearly 3% of the population. Adrenal etiologies play a significant role in these cases. An adrenal incidentaloma is an asymptomatic adrenal tumor, at least one cm in diameter, discovered incidentally during a medical imaging examination. It requires an investigation into its secretory or malignant nature leading to the development of arterial hypertension.Ma...