Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The chrono-type, intrinsic to each individual, is the tendency of an individual to prefer activities carried out in the morning or evening. The aim of our study was to determine the chronotype of our obese patients.Materials and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving obese adults consulting the service of Endocrinology of Sfax, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, during the period extending from December 2022 until Marc...

Background: To be able to manage their disease and live with it, type 2 diabetic patients need to understand and be aware of their disease. Educational diagnosis should therefore assess patients’ perception of their diabetes.Aims: This study aims to carry out a self-assessment of diabetic patients’ knowledge of their diseaseMethods: Our study is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place during th...

Background: Interest health applications and networks for self-management of diabetes are growing. Furthermore, the potential influence of social media on health information spread is remarkable. Aim: This study aims to determine the role of the new telecommunication technology in the dissemination of therapeutic education in our population.Methods: Our study is an descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place d...

Introduction: Tunisia is a country classified as high cardiovascular risk with a population tending towards aging and the appearance of chronic diseases.Objective: Analyze the management of chronic diseases in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)Material and methods: This is a retrospective study of T2D patients hospitalized in the endocrinology-diabetology department of Hedi Chaker Sfax University Hospital between January ...

Background: Despite the significant rewards offered by diabetes education, programs are underused with a significant proportion of patients choosing not to attend.Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the factors that determine the level of knowledge of diabetic patients about their disease.Methods: Our study involved 61 type 2 diabetic patients followed at the endocrinology department of the university hospital or followed at ...

Background: Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) is an educational process designed to guid people with chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, to improve health care self management.Aim: Our study seeks to determine the relationship of diabetic patients with therapeutic education programmes.Methods: Our study involved 61 type 2 diabetic patients followed at the endocrinology department of the university hospital or followed at t...

An 22-year-old patient with a history of homozygous sickle cell disease (complicated by multiple vaso-occlusive attacks) was referred to the endocrinologist for persistent hypercalcemia for more than one year (between 2.63 and 2.82 mmol/l, N: 2.15–2.50 mmol/l), associated with hypophosphoremia (0.71 mmol/l, N: 0.75–1.39 mmol/l) and elevation of parathyroid hormone (170 ng/l, N <49 ng/l). Cervical ultrasound did not show parathyroid adenoma, but parathyroid MIBI s...

An 82-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma and hypertension underwent right laparoscopic adrenalectomy for a large mass (7×5 cm) of high density without contrast (>30 UH), non-secreting. Anatomapathological examination concluded to an adrenocortical adenoma without signs of malignancy: Weiss score of 2 and Ki67 <2%. Two years later, she developed polycythemia (Hb: 17.9 g/dl (N: 11.8–15.5); hematocrit: 53.5% (N: 35.3–46.1)) without involvemen...

Introduction: Hypophysitis is a rare condition corresponding to a chronic inflammation of the pituitary gland, The clinical and radiological signs are not specific and the pathogenesis remains poorly elucidated. The aim of our work is to report the clinico-radiological aspects of hypophysitis.Material and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of 09 patients hospitalized in the department of Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutrition of Mohammed-VI ...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease represents the most frequent etiology of endogenous cushing’s syndrome. It is a severe condition associated to many comorbidities and increased mortality that occurs a long-term management to optimize these patients outcomes. This study aims to describe the phosphocalcium profile and to assess the prevalence of osteporosis in patients with cushing’s disease.Materiels and Methods: Retrospective and descriptiv...