Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction & Objective: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a chronic immune-mediated blistering disease that mainly affects the elderly. This affection can be triggered by multiple factors such as drugs. Gliptins are one of the most incriminated drugs in the drug-induced bullous pemphigoid (DIBP). Our objective was to determine the characteristics of this pathology associated with the use of this medication through two cases of BP confirmed by histology and direct immunofluoresc...

Introduction: Although skin reactions relating to insulin injection have decreased since the prescription of human insulin and the use of highly purified insulin, they are still described in the literature. They can lead to significant problems with glycemic control. The challenge is to recognize the type of reaction that is occurring and identify the type of insulin formulation that avoids these reactions.Case-report: A 64-year-old patient, with type 2 ...