Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction Multiple autoimmune syndrome (MASI) is a rare entity, defined by the presence of at least three autoimmune diseases in the same person. We report two specific observations of myasthenia gravis in the context of an SAIM3. Observation 1 A 58-year-old man initially presented bilateral ptosis, difficulty chewing and swallowing, dysphonia and fatigability. Myasthenia gravis was suspected due to the ag...

IntroductionVasculitis with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) has been reported in patients treated with anti-thyroid drugs, especially Propylthiouracil and exceptionally with benzylthiouracil (BTU). We present here a case of ANCA-anti-MPO-associated vasculitis related to BTU.Case presentationA 46 old women was treated with BTU during 18 months for Basedow’s...

IntroductionDermatological manifestations associated with diabetes affect approximately 30% of patients. Diabetic Bullosis is a rare complication of diabetes. It is a rare bullous dermatosis charecterised by the occurrence of bubbles on healthy skin with variable levels of cleavage.ObjectiveWe propose to study the epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary characteristics of Diabetic Bullosis in diabetic pati...

IntroductionThe association of type 1 diabetes with other autoimmune diseases is well known due to a common genetic terrain of varied clinical expressions. However, the occurrence of systemic diseases in diabetic patient, whatever the type of diabetes, is poorly studied. The objective of this study is to describe autoimmune and inflammatory diseases associated with diabetes.Materials and methodsIt ’ s a ...

IntroductionObesity is a social scourge. Masked arterial hypertension (HTAM) is a relatively recently described entity that poses a diagnostic problem and places the patient with it at an increased risk of cardiovascular events. In this context we report a prospective study of 50 patients to determine the prevalence and predictive factors of HTAM.MethodsDescriptive study of obese patients treated in the Endoc...