Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) are any of several autosomal recessive diseases resulting from mutations of genes for enzymes mediating the biochemical steps of production of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids or sex steroids from cholesterol by the adrenal glands (steroidogenesis).Case Report: We describe a case report of a 20 year-old female with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The 20-year-old female patient was born with geni...

Introduction: – The "super bone scan" is a peculiar condition characterized by extremely high bone uptake compared to soft tissue, with no visualization of renal radioactivity.– Super bone scan has been described in relation to several conditions such as metastatic disease (prostate/breast cancer), metabolic bone disease (Paget’s disease/hyperparathyroidism) and myeloproliferative disorders.Clinical Case: – A 75 year old man, ...

Introduction: Cataracts are an opacification of the crystalline lens, either partial or total, primarily caused by senescence, and rarely of metabolic origin. We present the case of a 24-year-old newly diagnosed with bilateral cataracts.Case Presentation: E.S., a 24-year-old with newly discovered diabetes on insulin therapy, presented with a sudden and significant decrease in visual acuity. Ophthalmologic examination revealed bilateral cataracts with an ...

Introduction: Dupuytren’s disease (DD) corresponds to a chronic palpable thickening of the palmar aponeurosis which leads to different degrees of irreducible flexion of the fingers. It is one of the manifestations of hand syndrome in diabetes mellitus. We highlight through this report the occurrence of DD as a manifestation of diabetic hand syndrome in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Observation: A sixty-six year old patient, truck driver, t...

Introduction: Mauriac syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1), characterized by hepatomegaly (hepatic glycogenosis), puberty and growth delay, transaminase elevation and reduction of IGF1 (insulin-like growth factor 1). MS is more common in children and adolescents with poor glycemic control.Case Report: A 17-years-old Type 1 diabetic boy was admitted for evaluation of growth retardation. He was diagnosed to have T1DM 15 ye...

Introduction: Research in the past two decades has shown that Fenugrec seeds help to lower blood glucose in patients with diabetes. Its role as an antidiabetic, by reducing fasting blood glucose levels and improved glucose tolerance in human subjects was reported Curcuminoids have been shown to improve insulin resistance, decrease glucose and insulin levels, increase adiponectin release, and reduce the levels of leptin, resistin, interleukin (IL)-6 IL-1b, and tumor necrosis fa...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor for all forms of infection. It may be unrecognised for many years, and often revealed by degenerative or infectious complications. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of severe infections revealing type 2 diabetes.Patients and Methods: Retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study of a series of 5 patients with severe infections revealing...

Introduction: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus. The aim of our work is to determine the prevalence as well as the predictive factors of this degenerative complication and as a secondary endpoint the evaluation of the risk factors associated with painful diabetic neuropathy.Methods: This is a retrospective and prospective cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical aims conducted over a period ...

Introduction: The COVID pandemic was a challenge in terms of physiopathology and therapeutics. Diabetics represent more than 40% of patients hospitalized for COVID. There was many new cases of diabetes declared during or after a COVID. The purpose of this report is to raise the link between Sars-Cov-2 infection and the appearance of glycemic disorders and new cases of diabetes.Case Presentation 1: A 28-years-old man who had a serious COVID-19 a month ago...

Introduction: Benzold abscess remains rare, and its occurrence implies immunosuppression, particularly within unbalanced diabetes.Methods and Results: Observation of a 76-year-old patient, diabetic for 29 years, on metformin, admitted for CMO of the right ear, complicated by Bezold’s abscess. The interrogation revealed purulent otorrhea hypoacusis. The clinical examination revealed hyperglycemia, a swelling of the sternocleidomastoid, responsible fo...