Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, is a stressful period that exposes to endocrine disturbances, which may decompensate some endocrinopathies or precipitate their revelation.Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of endocrine emergencies during the month of Ramadan, and thus the risk of endocrine decompensation related to fasting.Materials and methods: This is a prospective study conducted in the department of endocri...

Introduction: Ramadan fasting is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia in diabetics.Purpose of the study: To assess the prevalence of diabetic patients who are unable to break the fast in the event of hypoglycemia.Method: Descriptive prospective study, including diabetic patients followed in the Endocrinology department of the CHU Ibn Rochd in Casablanca from April to June 2021.Results: Our study ...

Introduction: Fasting during the month of Ramadan is a religious rite. Fasting is not without risks in diabetic patients. Several recommendations and consensus of experts have recently made it possible to establish proposals to optimize the management of diabetes during Ramadan, and to specify the authorized population for this sacred practice.Purpose of the study: To assess the prevalence of type 2 diabetics authorized to fast according to the DAR 2021 ...

Introduction: Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects an estimated 1/2500 female live births. An estimated subset of 6-12% of all Turner Syndrome patients will be a mosaic with Y-chromosomal elements. It is recognized that a Turner female possessing Y chromosome material has an increased risk of developing gonadoblastoma, a precursor to dysgerminoma. Consequently guidelines recommend prophylactic gonadectomy in Turner females.Obsevation: W...

Introduction: Androgen insensitivities are rare genetic diseases, characterized by a more or less complete defect of tissue sensitivity to testosterone. It ranges from a more or less complete lack of masculinization to isolated infertility in a 46, XY individual. This partial or complete androgen insensitivity is linked to a defect in the function of the androgen receptor. We report the case of two patients with complete androgen resistance syndrome discovered during the explo...

Introduction: the coexistence of pulmonary adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma is a rare event. We report the case of a patient followed in consultation with thyroid carcinoma who was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.Observation: This is a 67-year-old patient, who had a total thyroidectomy for a multiheteronodular goitre with dissection of a pretracheal lymph node. Histopathological examination revealed a multifocal grade 1 thyroid papi...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) are inherited conditions of autosomal dominant transmission characterized by the occurrence of various associated endocrine lesions. We report an observation of a patient with a rare association of medullary thyroid carcinoma and bilateral pheochromocytoma with cushing’s disease.Observation: The patient was H.B, 18 years old, followed for a medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) since 2018 discovered at th...

Introduction: Epidemiological studies have reported that being overweight and being obese are associated with increased incidences of numerous cancers, including thyroid cancer. In addition to cancer risk, obesity has also been demonstrated to be associated with more aggressive pathological characteristics of the tumor and worse prognosis in patients with several cancers.Purpose of study: Demonstrate the relationships between BMI and the clinico-patholog...

Introduction: The association of thyroid and colon cancer is rare, it can be observed in the context of Gardner’s syndrome and Cowden’s syndrome with a prevalence of 0.6%. We report a case of metachronous association of a differentiated thyroid cancer with a colon cancer.Observation: 45-year-old patient, followed for well-differentiated colonic adenocarcinoma without metastasis, having received eight courses of chemotherapy. One year later, the...

Background: Several studies have demonstrated the relationship between breast cancer and thyroid cancer by the presence of common genetic determinants. The aim of the study was to define the breast cancer prevalence among patients followed for thyroid carcinoma and to determine factors favoring this association.Matherials and methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Endocrinology and Diabetology department of Ca...