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: 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...