Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionWolfram syndrome (also known as DIDMOAD syndrome) is a rare, genetic, endocrine disorder characterized by the early onset of diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy. It is frequently associated with diabetes insipidus, deafness and neurological signs.ObservationA 26-year-old woman was burn out of a consanguineous marriage. Diabetes mellitus was revealed at the age of 6 by ketoacidosis, treated from th...

IntroductionPseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is the first example of hormonal resistance observed in human pathology characterized by a great variability of clinical and genetic expression. We present a case of PHP in a Tunisian family.ObservationThe index case is a 31-year-old man. He was burn out of a consanguineous marriage (distant consanguinity) followed since the age of 15 for convulsive seizures. Three m...

Introduction: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a rare cause of growth retardation whose diagnosis remains relatively late. Its etiologies are multiple, and its treatment could improve the stature prognosis of the children. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical, biological, radiological, and therapeutic characteristics of GHD, and its outcomes after treatment.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Endocrinology departme...

Introduction: Primary hypothyroidism is a common cause of hyperprolactinemia. TSH measurement is part of the first-line investigation of hyperprolactinemia wich usually disappear after L-thyroxine therapy. the presence of pituitary hyperplasia mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma has been reported by several authors, but coexistence oh primary hypothyroidism and prolactinoma is rarely reported.Case: We report a rare case of hyperprolactinemia revealing the...