Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionMucormycosis is a rare and often fatal fungal infection which is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes.It usually occurs in immunocompromised subjects and especially diabetics. The aim of our work is to specify the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic characteristics of ENT mucormycosis in diabetic subjects.Material and methodsA retrospective study included 4 diabetic patients with E...

Introduction: CD is a rare disease. Our aim was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics together with initial management of patients with CD.Patients and methods: A retrospective analysis of 437 CD patients diagnosed between 1996 and 2009, followed in 5 tertiary centers (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Paris) was performed in the frame of the national program for rare diseases.Results: 347 (80%) were women. Mean a...

Background: Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of morbidity/mortality in chronic GH hypersecretion.Aim: To evaluate cardiovascular system in a large series of patients with pituitary gigantism. Standard case report forms were used with height assessments related to local country norms. Results: 151pts (123 male) with GH-excess and abnormal growth velocity for age or final height >2SD over local norms had complete data on cardiac assessments...