Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is rare in children. The most common cause of CS in children is exogenous or iatrogenic CS. The most common cause of endogenous CS is Cushing disease (CD). Pediatric CD is almost always caused by a pituitary microadenoma. Here we present a rare case of (CD) related to pituitary macroadenoma.Clinical observation: An 11 year old boy presented with complaints of excessive appetite and progressive weight gain. He ha...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is a springboard to metabolic and cardiovascular complications. The objective of our work was to investigate the different cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic type 2 population, and study relation between the level of cardiovascular risk and the occurrence of degenerative complications.Patients and Methods: Retrospective study including 149 patients with type 2 diabetes consultant at the Department of Endocrinology at th...

Introduction: While prolactin is most well known for its role in lactation and suppression of reproduction, its physiological functions are quite diverse. There are many etiologies of hyperprolactinemia, including physiologic as well as pathologic causes. Factitious hypoglycemia a rare case of induced hyperprolactinemiaCase report: We report a case of 17-years-old girl presented to with sever hypoglycemia mesured at 30 mg/dl. The patient had no significa...

Introduction: The most common cause of diabetes insipidus is idiopathic. In some rare cases, it can be secondary to metastasis to hypothalamic–pituitary region.Case report: We report a case of 68-years-old female patient presented to our clinic with complaints of polyuria and polydipsia. She had medical history of breast adenocarcinoma 6 years ago treated with surgery, neoadjuvant radiotherapy and 8 cycles of chimiotherapy. On physical examination ...

IntroductionPheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors derived from the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system. The clinical presentation of pheocromocytoma has varying forms, which makes diagnosing it challenging. Here, we report a case of Adrenergic cardiomyopathy mimicking COVID-19.Case reportA 40-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary edema during cesarean delivery...

BackgroundHypoglycemia is a well-established as a serious paraneoplastic complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, hypoglycemia presenting the first presentation of HCC is not frequent. In this regard, we present the case of a patient who had hypoglycemia as first manifestation of HCC.ObservationA 55yearold man presented to the Emergency Department with loss of consciousness preceded by dizzine...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with prevalence ranging from 20-50% and up to 85% in obese T2DM. However, OSA remains largely undiagnosed due to the high cost of testing and limited availability of sleep clinics, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetic patients at high risk of OSA and to identify factors associated with OSA in this popula...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is notably prevalent in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This syndrome not only elevates cardiovascular risk but is also implicated in the advancement and exacerbation of microangiopathy. The objective of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes who have OSA.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 patients with DT2 who were hospital...

Introduction: Infundibuloneurohypophysitis (INH) is an autoimmune disease that typically presents as central diabetes insipidus (CDI). It is often more common in women with an autoimmune background. Here, we have the opportunity to describe an unusual case of a female patient who developed Sjögren’ syndrome (SJS) following CDI.Case presentation: A 55-year-old female was admitted to our department for exploration of polyuoropolydipsic syndrome e...

Introduction: Thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas (TSH-omas) are infrequent, constituting 0.5%-3.0% of pituitary adenomas (PAs). Additionally, the co-secretion of growth hormone (GH) and TSH in PAs is notably rare, accounting for only 16% to 19.7% of TSH-producing PAs. Limited cases have been reported.Observation: We report the case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with asthenia and weight loss; she was referred to the endocrinol...