Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most common of the CAH, it is also the most common of the autosomal recessive diseases. Hypertension is generally absent, and its presence should lead to an investigation of another cause.Observation: We report the case of a 26-year-old young man, descendant from a second-degree consanguineous marriage with a family history of the death of a brother at the age of 2...

Introduction: Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a part of a very rare heterogeneous group of endocrine disorders. It is caused by alterations in the PTH receptor, which is encoded by the GNAS1 gene inducing target tissue resistance to PTH. Pseudohypoparathyroidism typically gets discovered during early childhood, rare are the cases discovered in adulthood.Observation: Herein the case of a 35-year-old man, descendant of a non-consanguineous marriage, with...

Introduction: Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and stroke. Therefore, People with diabetes have an increased cardiovascular risk. Arterial stiffness is a marker of cardiovascular risk and has been shown to have an independent prognostic effect on cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes.Meth...

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is an insidious and progressive disease; accounting for about 90% of all diabetes cases worldwide. Atherosclerosis is a common pathology in diabetes that involves a combination of fatty degeneration (atherosis) and stiffening of the arterial vessels (sclerosis), and the best tool to evaluate the arterial stiffness is the pulse wave velocity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetic patients.<p class="abste...

Introduction: Microangiopathy is defined as damage to small blood vessels, and more particularly arterioles and arteriolar capillaries that supply organs. It can occur under different conditions and it represents a complication of diabetes. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between microangiopathic complications and arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without ...

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious complication of diabetes that affects 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. It represents the first cause of blindness. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic retinopathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is the most common complication of diabetes affecting up to 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. Carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is an independent cardiovascular marker of morbidity and mortality and is considered the gold standard in the assessment of arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between diabetic neuropathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a pr...

Introduction: People with high blood pressure have a greater risk of developing diabetes, and people with diabetes also have an increased risk of high blood pressure. These two associated pathologies can increase cardiovascular risks and cause other repercussion such as arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between pulse wave velocity and hypertension in type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a prospective study includin...

Introduction: Nephropathy is a kidney complication that affects up to 50% of people with diabetes during their lifetime. Diabetes is the first cause of kidney failure. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic nephropathy (DN) and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: The orbit represents the second target after the thyroid gland in autoimmune dysthyroidism. In 80% of cases, endocrine orbitopathy occurs as a result of hyperthyroidism, especially Grave’s disease (GD). Males are rarely affected but the damage is more serious.Observation: We report the case of a 52-year-old patient, an active smoker (35 Pack-Year), transferred from the neurology department for treatment of bilateral malignant exophthal...