Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The peripheral arterial disease is a serious complication of diabetes. Although frequent, it is often underestimated in our diabetic patients.Goal of the Study: The aim of our study is to verify the validity of ABI measurement in the screening of PAD in diabetic patients.Patients and Methods: Retrospective, descriptive and analytical study taking place over a period of 3 years, including 120 diabetics, where doppler u...

Introduction: Diabetes promotes the development of arterial damage. Peripheral arterial disease is a classic localization of macroangiopathy, serious in its evolution; it constitutes a major risk factor for the occurrence of foot lesions in diabetics.Goal of the Study: The aim of our study is to analyze the vascular profile of diabetic patients hospitalized for diabetic foot.Patients and Methods: Descriptive retrospective study tak...

Introduction: Diabetic osteoarthropathy or Charcot’s foot is a serious complication of diabetes whose early diagnosis is complex and often delayed. It manifests itself in the acute phase by localized inflammation of the foot or ankle, and in the absence of discharge, it leads to severe bone damage. Hence the need for better knowledge and early and adequate treatment.Goal of the Study: The aim of our study is to describe a cohort of diabetic patients...

Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a classic localization of macroangiopathy in diabetics. It is a major risk factor for amputation.Goal of the Study: know the prevalence and analyze the risk factors associated with peripheral arterial disease.Patients and Method: Descriptive and analytical retrospective study conducted in the department of endocrinology and metabolic diseases of the CHU Ibn Rochd, where 544 asympto...

Introduction: Chronic hypoparathyroidism and its treatment are associated with an increased risk of complications that can impact the patient’s quality of life.Objectives: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, etiological profile, and long-term complications of patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism.Patients and methods: A retrospective descriptive study over a 4-year period involving 66 patients with chronic hypoparath...

Introduction: Hypercalcemia crisis constitutes a metabolic emergency associated with high mortality. Occasionally, it can be the mode of revelation of primary hyperparathyroidism. Objectives: To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients presenting with hypercalcemia crisis revealing primary hyperparathyroidism. And to describe the complications and evolution of the disease.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive stud...

Introduction: Diabetic foot represents a daunting complication of diabetes, compromising the patient’s functional prognosis and leading to a deterioration in the quality of life.Objectives: To assess the quality of life of diabetic patients with diabetic foot and analyze the factors associated with a decline in quality of life.Patients and methods: An observational, analytical, and prospective study involving 58 patients hospi...