Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Homocysteine is an intermediate sulfur amino acid in the metabolic pathways of cysteine production from methionine, which is increasingly involved in various pathological processes (arterial thrombosis, depression, schizophrenia, dementia). We are interested in the course of our work to study the variation of homocysteine levels in diabetic subjects with venous thrombosis.Materials and methods: This is an observational case-control study, c...

Introduction: Homocysteine is an intermediate sulfur amino acid in the metabolic pathways of cysteine production from methionine, which is increasingly involved in various pathological processes (arterial thrombosis, depression, schizophrenia, dementia). We are interested in the course of our work to study its implication on the lipid balance in patients with venous thrombosis.Materials and methods: This is an observational case-control study, comparing ...

Introduction: The magnesium deficiency is frequently associated with diabetes mellitus, it is also incriminated in the occurrence of diabetic complications (micro and macrovascular). Our objective was to study the correlation between magnesium deficiency (Mg) and the presence of chronic diabetic complications.Material and methods: Prospective study that concerned type 2 diabetics (T2D). Our patients were subdivided into 2 groups G1 and G2: G1 including 1...

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an extreme metabolic state caused by insulin deficiency. Hypophosphatemia in DKA often occurs during hospitalization. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of hypophosphatemia during the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study concerning all patients hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department for DKA between Octobe...

Background/Aims: Ketosis in patients with known Type 2 diabetes mellitus is overlooked due to atypical symptoms. Type 2 diabetes (DT2) is characterized by a longer period of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia than Type 1 diabetes(DT1). The objective of this study was to compare glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in ketoacidosis (DKA) occurring in known and newly diagnosed diabetes.Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study concernin...

Background/aims: Although patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are expected to have total body potassium depletion, measured levels may be normal or elevated due to extracellular shifts of potassiumsecondary to acidosis. We aimed to examine the prevalence of hypokalemia in patients with DKA at presentation and during the treatment.Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study concerning all patients hospitalized in the Endocrino...

Introduction: Serum sodium assay is one of the most commonly performed laboratory tests in a hospital setting. However, in some instances, the reported laboratory sodium results may not reflect the true actual values. Overcorrection of the serum sodium levels in pseudohyponatremia may cause serious complicationsCase Presentation: A 31-year-old woman was hospitalized in June 2022 in endocrinology department for asymptomatic hyponatremia. She was followed ...

Introduction: The quality of assay methods for HbA1c assessment has importantly improved last decades, however analytical interferences due to variants of hemoglobin remain of matter vigilance. Immunological interferences, although no longer described, may also occur.Observation: A 84-years-old woman without significant medical history was explored for polyneuropathy. Additional investigation as HbA1c was requested. As no value of HbA1c was obtained when...