Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypophysitis is a rare condition corresponding to a chronic inflammation of the pituitary gland, The clinical and radiological signs are not specific and the pathogenesis remains poorly elucidated. The aim of our work is to report the clinico-radiological aspects of hypophysitis.Material and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of 09 patients hospitalized in the department of Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutrition of Mohammed-VI ...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease represents the most frequent etiology of endogenous cushing’s syndrome. It is a severe condition associated to many comorbidities and increased mortality that occurs a long-term management to optimize these patients outcomes. This study aims to describe the phosphocalcium profile and to assess the prevalence of osteporosis in patients with cushing’s disease.Materiels and Methods: Retrospective and descriptiv...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease is a rare condition that represents the most common cause of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Its severity is due to cardiovascular complications, with high morbi-mortality rates. This study aims to evaluate the specific features of metabolic disorders in females having Cushing’s disease and presenting a clinical hyperandrogenism.Materials and methods: Retrospective and descriptive study, including 12 female p...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus reflects a serious underlying pathology in children. The etiologies are dominated in pediatric population by: central nervous system (CNS) tumors and malformations, histiocytosis, postoperative, radiation, and trauma injury to the hypothalamic-pituitary region. We report in this work three observations illustrating rare etiologies of pediatric central diabetes insipidus in the endocrinology-diabetology and nutrition department of the Mo...

Introduction: Secondary or primo-secondary amenorrhea suggests central damage of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis or peripheral damage of the reproductive system. It must be carefully investigated with an essential hormonal workup to determine the etiology and initiate the appropriate treatment.Observation: We report the case of a 21-year-old patient, admitted for exploration of a primo-secondary amenorrhea associated with a pituitary tumor syndrome made ...