Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Treatment of primary hypothyroidism relies on a daily intake of levothyroxine, which dosage is determined first by the weight then by TSH levels monitoring. The daily dosage can vary with the cause of the hypothyroidism and the weight. The aim of our study was to determine if the adherence was a factor influencing the dosage of levothyroxine in a group of well-controlled hypothyroid patients.Method: We performed a cross-sectional study incl...

Introduction: Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. It is responsible of 0.4% to 5% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism. Parathyroid carcinoma has a high probability of local recurrence, regional node and distant metastasis and the preoperative diagnosis is challenging.Case presentation: We report a case of a 66-year-old female patient with medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney failure. She was di...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting tumors presenting with various clinical manifestations. Hypertension is the most common finding in pheochromocytomas. It can be either persistent or paroxysmal. Study Design: We conducted a retrospective study of 34 patients who were admitted into the endocrinology department of Charles Nicolle hospital, with a diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma from January 2005 to November 2022.Results: Twen...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are rare, mostly benign catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors. Clinical manifestations are heterogenous, including persistent or paroxysmal hypertension, sweating, palpitation and headaches known as Menard triad. Diagnostic approach is based on demonstration of catecholamine excess and tumor localization. Our study aimed to describe clinico-biological and radiological features of pheochromocytomas.Methods: We condu...