Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Charcot foot is a rare and particular form of diabetic foot that presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. It can lead to gross structural deformities of the foot and ankle, and subsequent skin ulceration and lower limb amputation from soft tissue or bony infection. Case report: We report the case of Mr B.D, aged 55, type 2 diabetic for 29 years, poorly controlled despite intensified insulin treatment, at the stage of micro and macro...

Background and aims: Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a devastating and destructive disease of the bone structure and joints. Despite the fact that its description was published almost 130 years ago, its pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment remain areas that need to be described. This study aims to describe patient characteristics and comorbidities as well as the clinical and morphological characteristics of these neuroarthropathies.Ma...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is a public health problem. It can cause serious complications leading to amputation.Aim: To determine the clinical, biological, therapeutic and evolutionary characteristics of the diabetic foot.Patients and Methods: Prospective descriptive study conducted at the HCA Diabetology Department, over a period of 36 months. Inclusion of all hospitalized or followed up patients in consultation for a diabeti...

Graves’ disease and type 1 DM (T1DM) both have an autoimmune aetiology. Also, Thyrotoxicosis (TT) has previously been described as a possible precipitant of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in patients with T1DM. Due to the similarities in their clinical presentation, DKA can mask the diagnosis of TT and vice versa. We report two cases of the simultenous presentation of thyrotoxicosis and diabetic keto-acidosis in two previously healthy men. Case 1: A 27-year-old man with...