Endocrine Abstracts

Bariatric surgery is increasingly deployed world-wide in patients with significant weight excess in order to mitigate the deleterious effects of associated metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities. Pre-operative evaluation systematically investigates for possible causes of secondary obesity due to endocrine pathologies. In our hospital a standard blood test panel comprising the anterior hypophysis, the adrenal and the thyroid is requested as well as an endocrinological evalu...

A 36-year-old Caucasian male was referred in November 2021 to our clinic, for investigations regarding his recent genetic diagnosis of congenital hyperinsulinism, revealed by genetic testing, performed after the birth of couple’s second child presenting with recurrent hypoglycemia.The female newborn diagnosed with fetal macrosomia (birth at 38 weeks, 4.3 kg), required follow-up and further examinations.A massive parallel sequencing on panel of 4867 genes using Roche platf...

Introduction: The classical triad of pheochromocytoma comprises paroxystic headache, palpitation, and diaphoresis. It is a common cause of secondary hypertension. Glycemic abnormalities are not rare. Hyperglycemia and diabetes can be the presenting features of pheochromocytoma. However, cases of hypoglycemia are also described. Malignant tumors account for about 10% of cases.Case description: In this report, we present a case of a 41-year-old man referre...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus is characterized by partial or total ADH deficit of various origins. The clinical picture is dominated by massive polyuria with diluted urine, increased thirst and daily water consumption reaching impressive quantities. Case report: We report the case of a 16 year-old male teenager presenting with excessive thirst and water intake of 8 -10 l/day and voiding large quantities of diluted urine. Symptoms started gradu...

IntroductionAlthough addressability for breast pathology is much lower in men than in women, the underlying causes of the initial complaints are often much more spectacular. Gynecomastia is one of the principal reasons for addressing the endocrinologist and next to the important psychosocial impact, sometimes it seems to be only the tip of the iceberg, revealing important underlying medical conditions.Case reports<p class="abst...

A 65 year old patient who was hospitalised for a reactive arthritis of the knee due to Rickettsia infection, presented an asymptomatic persistant chronic hypocalcemia and hyperphosphoremia. In her medical history, we noted a hypertension treated with amlodipine and bisoprolol, syndrome of sleep apnoea, acquired lumbar spinal canal stenosis and sequelae of poliomyelitis acquired at 10 years of age in Congo, her place of origin. According to her blood test results, total calcium...