Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus reflects a serious underlying pathology in children. The etiologies are dominated in pediatric population by: central nervous system (CNS) tumors and malformations, histiocytosis, postoperative, radiation, and trauma injury to the hypothalamic-pituitary region. We report in this work three observations illustrating rare etiologies of pediatric central diabetes insipidus in the endocrinology-diabetology and nutrition department of the Mo...

Introduction: Secondary or primo-secondary amenorrhea suggests central damage of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis or peripheral damage of the reproductive system. It must be carefully investigated with an essential hormonal workup to determine the etiology and initiate the appropriate treatment.Observation: We report the case of a 21-year-old patient, admitted for exploration of a primo-secondary amenorrhea associated with a pituitary tumor syndrome made ...