Endocrine Abstracts

Hirsutism though common in women of reproductive age, is classically associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It is rarely seen as a prominent feature of acromegaly because of its lack of specificity and occurrence. We report a case of 28-year-old female with 3 year duration of aligoamenorrhea and hirsutism. She was followed by a gynecologist who retains the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). After 5 years the patient complaints of increased hand finger ...

Introduction: Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with chromosomal instability, it is marked by phenotypic heterogeneity. Patients with FS often exhibit growth retardation due to complex factors such as hypophosphatemia, metabolic acidosis, disturbed vitamin D metabolism. On the other hand, endocrinopathies are a common feature of FA specially such as Growth hormone deficiency (GHD). We report here two cases of Fanconi disease associated to GH defi...

Introduction: GH deficiency (GHD) represents less than 20% of short stature in children, the clinical, biological and radiological characteristics differ from one population to another.Methods: Our retrospective study describe 59 children (37 boys and 22 girls) with confirmed GHD. The average age of discovery was 95 months. About 20.3% of these children were born from a consanguineous marriage. Family history of anterior pituitary insufficiency was prese...

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is rare in children. The most common cause of CS in children is exogenous or iatrogenic CS. The most common cause of endogenous CS is Cushing disease (CD). Pediatric CD is almost always caused by a pituitary microadenoma. Here we present a rare case of (CD) related to pituitary macroadenoma.Clinical observation: An 11 year old boy presented with complaints of excessive appetite and progressive weight gain. He ha...

IntroductionCerebral tuberculomas are a rare form of tuberculosis due to the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MT). Pituitary localization is exceptionally uncommon with total reported cases in the literature fewer than a hundred. Symptoms and radiologic features are nonspecific, leading sometimes to misdiagnosis. We report the rare case of a patient diagnosed with a primary pituitary stalk tuberculosis.Observation...

Introduction: Sarcoidosis affects both the central and peripheral nervous system in 5–16% of patients. In most cases, such involvement occurs within a multi-systemic disease. Endocrine manifestations of neurosarcoidosis can be expressed by hypothalamic dysfunction, diabetes insipidus, hypopituitarism, hyperprolactinemia, in isolated fashion or variedly combined.Herein, we report a case of neurosarcoidosis revealed by an obstructive hydrocephalus, a...

Background: The vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone that plays a significant role on global health. However, vitamin D status in acromegaly has been poorly studied.The aim: The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D status in acromegaly and compare it to a control group. Then to analyse bone remodeling and density markers based on the vitamin D levels.Methods: We conducted an evaluative cross sectional study in the Department...