Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare disease, defined as a tumor developing in at least two endocrine glands including the anterior pituitary gland, the parathyroid glands and the duodeno-pancreatic endocrine tissue. This is an inherited disorder. However, sporadic cases account for 8–14%. We here report a case of MEN1 revealed by vitamin B12 deficiency.Observation: A 37-year-old young woman admitted to our department ...

Introduction: The association of thyroid nodules and connective tissue diseases (CTD) is not uncommon. The purpose of our work was to describe the clinical, biological and ultrasound characteristics of thyroid nodules during CTD.Materials and methods: It was a retrospective study (2015–2019) including records of patients with CTD and thyroid nodule in an internal medicine department at Ben Arous regional hospital. Informations regarding thyroid fun...