Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a syndrome caused by acute hemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland, generally within a pituitary adenoma. Early diagnosis of PA and a multidisciplinary approach are essential for the timely treatment of pan-hypopituitarism and prevention of severe neurologic complications.Observation: We report the cases of two men aged 46 and 53 years old with pituitary apoplexy. Apoplexy occurred in one patient with pre-...

Introduction: Acromegaly is an underdiagnosed condition that is responsible for multiple complications. The purpose of this work is to examine the prevalence of these complications at time of diagnosis.Patients and methods: This retrospective study included 10 patients diagnosed with acromegaly followed in the endocrinology – diabetology department of Mohamed VI university hospital.Results: Mean age at diagnosis was 49 years w...

Introduction: 46 XY sex development disorders are a group of rare congenital conditions in which chromosomal, gonadal or anatomic sex is atypical. Less than 20% of cases have a precise genetic diagnosis. We report here the case of a patient suffering from a 46 XY sexual development disorder secondary to the MAMLD 1 gene mutation.Observation: The patient is a nine month infant who was admitted for abnormalities of the external genital organs. The physical...