Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lipoatrophy is a rare cutaneous complication in diabetes that presents with localized subcutaneous fat atrophy at the insulin injection site. We report a case of a 62-year-old man type 1 diabetic with lipoatrophy lesions on the thighs.Case report: A 62-year-old male, with clinical history of basedow’s disease, He was diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) when he was 19 years old, treated with premixed human insulin for the last 4 years.His w...

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis that affect multiple organs. It represents one of the most frequent genetic diseases. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and is based on the NIH criteria (National Institutes of Health) established in 1988, and revised in 2021. We report a case of male patient with NF1 revealed by a pheochromocytoma.Case Report: A 26-years-old man patient with no previous medical history...

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare, devastating, fungal infection, which disproportionately affects non-controlled diabetic patients, notably during ketoacidosis. It is a potentially lethal disease. The diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis remain a challenge because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. We discuss the clinical features and management modalities of this case.Case: We report the observation of a 41 years old male patient, who had ...

Introduction: Allgrove syndrome or triple A syndrome is a rare genetic disorder of autosomal recessive inheritance combining in its complete form: esophageal achalasia, alacrymia and adrenal insufficiency.Observation: Patient aged 16, 3rd of 4 siblings from a consanguineous marriage, followed for allograve Sd with megaesophagus operated on in 2016, alacrymia with artificial tears and neurological impairment. As part of the follow-up of his pathology, an ...

Introduction: Micro medullar, thyroid carcinoma is defined as a rare variant of MTC, with a size less than or equal to 1 cm, often incidentall, discovered.Observation: A 67-year-old patient with no medical history presented with two supraclavicular lymph nodes four years ago. A biopsy revealed metastatic tumor proliferation suggestive of a carcinomatous process. Immunohistochemistry confirmed cervical lymph node metastasis of MTC, and further testing sho...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare disease defined by the clinical expression of hyperfunction of the somatotropic axis with unchecked secretion of growth hormone. It has many complications, which is why early diagnosis is essential.ObservationWe report the case of a 47-year-old patient, with a history of chronic smoking and renal lithiasis operated on in 2018. His history of illness goes back 3 months to the onset of hypoacusis, which prompted the patient to consult an ENT sp...