Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionType 3 autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS-3) is defined by the presence of an autoimmune thyroid disease and another autoimmune illness, excluding Addison’s disease; this is a frequent combination. Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder affecting approximately 0.5% of general population. It’s occurrence in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS) is less common than Hashimoto thyroiditis. The aim of our study was to ...

IntroductionAutoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome (APS) is defined by the presence of 2 or more autoimmune induced endocrine failures in a single patient. There are 4 types of APS: type1 including chronic muco-cutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, Addison disease (AD) and ectodermal dystrophy, APS type 2 and 3 containing autoimmune thyroide disease (AITD), type1 diabetes (DT1) with (type2) or without adrenal failure (type3) and type 4 not falling into t...

IntroductionPatients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) may have musculoskeletal symptoms. However, the association of such endocrinopathy with scleromyositis is extremely rare and has not been reported formerly to our acknowledge. Herein we report this association.Case reportA 32-years old female with one year history of profound global weakness was referred to internal department in April 2006, for su...

IntroductionThe ectopic parathyroid adenoma (EPTA) is the most common cause of failed parathyroid surgery. Most often localisations are intra-thymic and intra-mediastinal adenomas. We report a rare presentation of a symptomatic parathyroid adenoma located in ectopic retropharyngeal position diagnosed after surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).ObsevationA 42-year-old female was referred to ...

IntroductionHypopituitarism is a rare condition defined by loss of pituitary function due to involvement of hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland by infiltrative diseases mainly sarcoidosis and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). Central diabetes insipidus is the most frequent manifestation of LCH (10–50%) and rarely in neuro-sarcoidois. Herein, we describe 2cases of hypopituitarism due to neuro-sarcoidosis and LCH.Case 1<p...