Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Mauriac syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1), characterized by hepatomegaly (hepatic glycogenosis), puberty and growth delay, transaminase elevation and reduction of IGF1 (insulin-like growth factor 1). MS is more common in children and adolescents with poor glycemic control.Case Report: A 17-years-old Type 1 diabetic boy was admitted for evaluation of growth retardation. He was diagnosed to have T1DM 15 ye...

Introduction: Necrotizingfasciitis is a severe infection of deep subcutaneous tissue and hypodermal fascia with secondary skin necrosis.Observation: Patient M.A., aged 67, with no particular pathological history, presented with an 11-day history of a boil on the left forearm, treated with traditional herbs. The evolution was marked by the development of an inflammatory placard on the forearm with extensive necrotic lesions. Ultrasound revealed extensive ...

Introduction: Severe mixed hypertriglyceridemia (SMH) is a highly heterogeneous group of dyslipidemias, both phenotypically and mechanistically (1). The primary origin is dominated by familial combined hyperlipidemia; the most frequent genetic cause. The major concern is the development of acute pancreatitis. We report the case of a patient with mixed hypertriglyceridemia to illustrate the therapeutic difficulties encountered in managing.Clinical case: F...

Introduction: Diabetic `neuropathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders with diverse clinical manifestations. Up to 50% of diabetic peripheral neuropathy may be asymptomatic. Glycemic control can effectively prevent diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in type 1 diabetes (T1D) (1,2) and may modestly slow their progression in type 2 diabetes (3). We report the case of a patient who presented leg burns with no healing making treatment extremely difficult.<p class="abstex...