Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hashimoto’s encephalopathy or SREAT (steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with auto-immune thyroiditis) is a rare autoimmune disorder that is particularly corticosensitive and whose pathogenesis remains poorly understood. It is associated with high levels of antithyroid antibodies in plasma and/or CSF. Clinical manifestations are deceptive and may include cognitive and behavioral disturbances, seizures or abnormal movements.Cas...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is an adrenal medulla tumor secreting catecholamines. Malignancy is defined by the presence of metastases in non-chromaffin tissue. Its optimal management requires experienced multidisciplinary teams.We report the case of a patient followed for malignant pheochromocytomaComment: 58-year-old patient operated for a pheochromocytoma in 2016, then lost sight of. The evolution was marked 6 years later by the installation ...

Introduction: Trigger finger is a stenosing tenosynovitis in which constriction of the tendon sheath is associated with the presence of a nodule on the flexor tendon of the finger. This is an often unrecognised complication in the diabetic patient. We report the case of a diabetic patient with a complication of trigger finger.Observation: A 55 year old female patient, known to be diabetic for 10 years and treated with a basal-bolus insulin therapy regime...