Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary adrenal insufficiency is a classically rare but potentially serious disease due to the risk of acute adrenal crisis. Although autoimmune origin is the first etiology in adults, genetic causes are most common in children.Herein, we reporta case of coexisting hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and growth hormone (GH) deficiency in a patient with Addison’s disease.Observation: A 15-year-old boy was referred to o...

IntroductionCerebral tuberculomas are a rare form of tuberculosis due to the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MT). Pituitary localization is exceptionally uncommon with total reported cases in the literature fewer than a hundred. Symptoms and radiologic features are nonspecific, leading sometimes to misdiagnosis. We report the rare case of a patient diagnosed with a primary pituitary stalk tuberculosis.Observation...

Introduction: Thyroid cancer remains a relatively rare entity. Radiological scoring systems aim to stratify the risk of malignancy based on morphological criteria.The objective of this study was to develop a new score based on ultrasound criteria to predict thyroid nodule malignancy risk.Patients and methods: This was a retrospective study including 200 thyroid nodules (100 malignant nodules and 100 benign nodules). The report of the thyroid ultrasound a...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine pathology in women with a high prevalence varying between 5 and 20%. Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are the most prevalent organ-specific autoimmune diseases, particularly in young women. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of AITD in a group of patients with PCOS compared to a control group.Patients and Methods: 103 women were recruited into the study, aged bet...