Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is accompanied by chronic diseases including cardiometabolic diseases. Obesity is also an independent factor of renal risk that deserves to be taken into account. The aims of our work were to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease related to obesity independently of all other usual risk factors and to describe its epidemiological characteristics in our population. We conducted a prospective descriptive and analytic study over a period of 12 months in 38 pat...

Summary: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare clinical situation caused by pituitary infarction with or without hemorrhage. Although it is usually spontaneous, dopaminergic agonists (DA) are known to be predisposing factors, particularly Bromocriptine, more rarely Cabergoline. We report the case of a 31 years old female patient, with no notable pathological history, consulted for headaches and menstrual irregularities. Pituitary hormone levels were normal except for hyperprolacti...

Summary: Hypothyroidism is a frequent and generally chronic pathology. Hypothyroid patients, particularly women of childbearing age, the elderly and/or cardiac patients, need to have a minimum level of knowledge of their pathology. The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of a group of hypothyroid patients. The study involved 140 hypothyroid patients over a period of 06 months. The evaluation was carried out using a questionnaire, and the responses were record...

Thyroglossal tract cyst carcinoma (TTC) is a rare pathological situation, The challenge is mainly in the surgical management. We report a new case of papillary TTC in a 51 year old female patient, not suspected preoperatively and confirmed postoperatively by histological analysis of the resected specimen. The therapeutic strategy was completed by a total thyroidectomy with adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine and hormone restraint therapy. The outcome was favorable after...

Summary: Simpson Golabi Behmel Syndrome (SGBS) is a rare syndrome characterized clinically by multiple congenital anomalies, pre and postnatal overgrowth, characteristic craniofacial anomalies, macrocephaly, and organomegaly associated with abnormalities of the skeletal system. The spectrum of signs and symptoms associated with SGBS is wide, ranging from very mild to fatal forms, especially in affected men. We report a rare case of a child affected by SGBS type 1, emphasizing ...