Endocrine Abstracts

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...