Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma is more frequent in women of childbearing age. It can alter both fertility and pregnancy’s course.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnancy’s influence on thyroid carcinoma’s prognosis as a factor of recurrence or progression.Patients and Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study concerning 30 pregnant patients followed for thyroid papillary carcinoma w...

Introduction: Association between primary hyperparathyroidism and nodular thyroid disease is well recognized, this is mainly due to the high prevalence of this disease. However, association between thyroid carcinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism is less common.Observation: Fifty-two years old patient with a history of renal colic and upper limb spontaneous fracture was followed for multinodular goiter evolving for 20 y...

Introduction: Ganglioneuromes are benign tumors from neural crest cells, most often located in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum, and are rarely localized in the adrenal gland. We report the case of a patient.Ho was referred to the incidental alert serviceObservation: We report the case of a 45-year-old patient followed by a benign colic sigmoid polypeptide with epigastralgia for which a pelvic abdomino CT scan was requested, demonstrating a ...

Introduction: Deep abscess represent infectious emergencies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical, biological, radiological and evolutionary of deep abscess in diabetic patients.Patients and methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted over a period of 12 months in 2017, including 52 diabetic patients hospitalized in the University Hospital with a our patients deep abscess.Results: The average age of 52.4 yea...

Introduction: Epidermoid cyst (EC) or cholesteatoma is a benign tumor, often of congenital origin. It accounts for 1% of intracranial tumors and is mainly located at the ponto-cerebellar angle and suprasellar, EC takes the aspect of a beaded tumor with nodular surface and white pearly color simulating candle wax. The treatment is surgical taking into account the substitution of endocrine pituitary deficits in this form of description.Patient and observat...

Introduction: Dysthyroid ophthalmopathy corresponds to eye damage encountered in various thyroid diseases. It is seen mainly in Graves’ disease, and may develop any time in the course of the disease evolution. Clinical presentations of Graves’ ophtalmopathy (GO) are extremely heterogeneous. GO may be sight threatening in 3–5% of cases, and then represent an emergency requiring immediate treatment. We report three cases illustrating a particular&#19...

Cowden’s syndrome (CS), also called multiple hamartoma syndrome is an orphan pathology which associates pathognomonic cutaneous-mucosal manifestations with multiple and disseminated hamartomas (skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, breasts and genitourinary system) and an increased risk of the development of certain malignant tumors, in particular breast, thyroid and endometrial tumors, which are very serious.Observation<p cla...

Introduction: Hypercalcemic crisis is a rare therapeutic emergency, but one that should not be overlooked, particularly during pregnancy, when it is associated with significant maternal-fetal morbidity. The most frequent etiology is PHPT, including during pregnancy.Observation: We report the case of a 34-year-old patient with no particular pathological history, pregnant at 34 weeks of amenorrhea, who presented with acute cholecystitis. The blood test sho...

Summary: Simpson Golabi Behmel Syndrome (SGBS) is a rare syndrome characterized clinically by multiple congenital anomalies, pre and postnatal overgrowth, characteristic craniofacial anomalies, macrocephaly, and organomegaly associated with abnormalities of the skeletal system. The spectrum of signs and symptoms associated with SGBS is wide, ranging from very mild to fatal forms, especially in affected men. We report a rare case of a child affected by SGBS type 1, emphasizing ...

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...