Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Evaluate the markers of oxidative stress and antioxidants status in patients with gestational diabetes (GD).Material and methods: We performed a nested case-control study within a sample of a total of 126 pregnant women between the 24 and 29 weeks. Of the 126 women studied we compared 63 with GD and 63 control pregnant women. Both groups were analyzed for demographic data, perinatal and obstetrics results and the levels of the markers oxidativ...

Objective: Evaluate the proinflammatory and anti-antinflamatory adipokines in patients with gestational diabetes (GD).Material and methods: We performed a nested case-control study within a sample of a total of 126 pregnant women between the 24 and 29 weeks. Of the 126 women studied we compared 63 with GD and 63 control pregnant women. Both groups were analyzed for demographic data, perinatal and obstetrics results and the plasma levels of the tumor necr...

Introduction: 11-Hydroxylase deficiency is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia characterized by glucocorticoid deficiency, hypertension, hypokalemia and virilization in females. We report a case of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency revealed by bilateral papilledema in the context of arterial hypertension.Case report: A 13-year-old patient, with no medical history, presented with complains of headache, vomiting ...

Introduction: Elderly diabetics are often fragile patients at high cardiovascular risk. The medical, human and socio-economic impact of diabetes is heavy in the elderly. Symptoms in this particular population are often insidious and atypical, which can delay diagnosis and the establishment of effective treatment. Indeed, management is not always easy because it must take into account multiple parameters. The objective of our study was to study the observance and particularitie...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a disease that is progressing at an alarming rate in the world. In the elderly, the symptoms are often insidious and atypical, which can delay the diagnosis and the establishment of effective treatment. Indeed, management is not always easy because it must take into account multiple parameters. The objective of our study was to study the clinico-biological and etiological profile of diabetes discovered after the age of 65 years.<p class="...

Background: Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have a higher prevalence of non alcoholic liver fatty disease (NAFLD) than the general population; however, its assessment and the accurate staging of fibrosis are often complicated because noninvasive tests are not very accurate in patients with morbid obesity, and liver biopsy cannot be performed as a routine exam. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver d...

Background: Studies of morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BS) have revealed that obesity is related with an increased prevalence of endoscopic and histologic gastritis. Performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) prior to BS allows the detection and treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection which is considered to be limiting access to bariatric surgery.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastric lesi...

Introduction: Choroidal metastases are among the most common malignant ocular tumors. In the majority of cases, their origin is pulmonary in men and mammary in women. We present a rare case of choroidal metastasis from a vesicular thyroid carcinoma.Case presentation: A 35-year-old woman presented to our department complaining of progressive vision reduction in the right eye. Six years previously, she was operated for vesicular carcinoma of the thyroid wi...

Introduction: Graves’ ophthalmopathy, also called Graves’ orbitopathy, is a potentially sight-threatening ocular disease that has puzzled physicians and scientists for nearly two centuries. Generally occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism or a history of hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease, Graves’ ophthalmopathy is also known as thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy or thyroid eye disease, because it sometimes occurs in patients with euthyroid or hypoth...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is a common autoimmune disease that can be complicated by orbital damage sometimes threatening the visual prognosis. We report the case of a patient with Graves’ orbitopathy and we discuss the difficulties of clinical evaluation and therapeutic management.Case report: A 68-year-old woman presented to our department complaining of eye protrusion and progressive vision reduction in both eyes. She has had a history of...