Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hypothyroidism is a common cause of hyperprolactinemia. TSH measurement is part of the first-line investigation of hyperprolactinemia wich usually disappear after L-thyroxine therapy. the presence of pituitary hyperplasia mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma has been reported by several authors, but coexistence oh primary hypothyroidism and prolactinoma is rarely reported.Case: We report a rare case of hyperprolactinemia revealing the...

Introduction: Liraglutide is an anti-diabetic drug that has been shown to be effective for glycemic control and weight loss. However, factors such as unavailability, high cost, and side effects may make it challenging for patients to continue treatment. Our study aims to identify these barriers to treatment adherence and to understand the factors contributing to the discontinuation of Liraglutide therapy in Tunisian patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Me...

Dyslipidemia is a frequent pathology, especially in diabetics, which may require the use of lipid-lowering drugs such as statins. Our goal is to determine the impact of these molecules on the metabolic profile of a diabetic population with dyslipidemia.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 150 patients followed at the Tunis nutrition institute for diabetes and dyslipidemia.Results: The average BMI was 31.4 ± 6.1 kg/...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy is a degenerative complication of diabetes mellitus which can be restrictive. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of this complication in a type 2 diabetic population as well as its different risk factorsMethods: This is a retrospective study including 100 Tunisian type 2 diabetic patients followed up in the ‘C’ department at the National Nutrition Institute in Tunis.<p class="abstext...

Introduction: High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are two pathologies that are often closely linked. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its effects on degenerative complications in a type 2 diabetic population.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 147 patients, followed at the Tunis National Institute of Nutrition for type 2 diabetes and comorbidities.Results: The mean age of...

IntroductionOver the past decades, the prevalence of overweight, especially obesity, has steadily increased. This global scourge has affected all populations including that of medical students. The objective of our work was to determine the prevalence of this pathology in the population of future physicians and to study the factors associated with it.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study including 120 medica...

Background: Thyroid nodules (TN) are common. Their prevalence increases with age. A thyroid incidentaloma (TI) is defined as a non-palpable TN detected fortuitously during a radiological investigation performed for reasons unrelated to the thyroid gland. Although they are mostly benign, the risk of malignancy is estimated from 7% to 15% of nodules. The objective of this study is to investigate the characteristics of TI in a cohort of patients admitted in an internal medicine d...

Introduction: Retinal vein occlusions (RVO) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by impaired venous return from retinal circulation. RVO can be classified into branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), hemiretinal vein occlusion (HRVO), and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) depending on the site of the obstruction. Major risk factors for BRVO include systemic arterial hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes, although many associations have been reported in...

Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease with heterogeneous presentation. SLE can be associated with autoimmune diseases or other entities sush as neuroendocrine tumors (NET). The occurrence of gastric NET in SLE is very rare and has been described few times in the literature. Herein we report the case of SLE woman, in whom we discovered a gastric neuroendocrine tumor. Observation: A 68-year-old woman, ...

Background: Anterior pituitary insufficiency or anterior hypopituitarism is a defect in the secretion of one or more of the pituitary hormones (ACTH, TSH, FSH and LH, GHand prolactin). It is a rare condition. A variety of diseases may be the cause, the most common being adenoma. In rare cases, it can be a clinical presentation of metastatic disease. Herein, we describe a case of a pituitary metastasis revealing a lung carcinoma in a 61-year old man.Case ...