Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Double Pituitary adenomas with growth hormone (GH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion are very rare. They are responsible for acromegaly with hypercortisolism. Subclinical corticotropic adenomas are exceptional. Herein, we report the case of a patient with double functional pituitary adenomas causing acromegaly and subclinical Cushing’s disease.Observation: A 45-year-old woman was referred to our department for suspected ...

Introduction & Objective: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition which predominantly affects women of childbearing age. Various metabolic and endocrine comorbidities can be associated with HS. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of HS with male and female infertility.Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study between January 2012 and December 2022 enrolling all cases of HS in our dermatology d...

Introduction & Objective: Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), or Verneuil’s disease, is a chronic suppurative inflammatory condition. This study aims to determinate the association between HS and metabolic diseases.Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study between January 2012 and December 2022 enrolling all cases of HS in our dermatology department.Results: Over 11 years, we collected 77 cases. The average age ...

Introduction & Objective: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a chronic immune-mediated blistering disease that mainly affects the elderly. This affection can be triggered by multiple factors such as drugs. Gliptins are one of the most incriminated drugs in the drug-induced bullous pemphigoid (DIBP). Our objective was to determine the characteristics of this pathology associated with the use of this medication through two cases of BP confirmed by histology and direct immunofluoresc...