Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lipoatrophy is a rare cutaneous complication in diabetes that presents with localized subcutaneous fat atrophy at the insulin injection site. We report a case of a 62-year-old man type 1 diabetic with lipoatrophy lesions on the thighs.Case report: A 62-year-old male, with clinical history of basedow’s disease, He was diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) when he was 19 years old, treated with premixed human insulin for the last 4 years.His w...

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis that affect multiple organs. It represents one of the most frequent genetic diseases. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and is based on the NIH criteria (National Institutes of Health) established in 1988, and revised in 2021. We report a case of male patient with NF1 revealed by a pheochromocytoma.Case Report: A 26-years-old man patient with no previous medical history...

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare, devastating, fungal infection, which disproportionately affects non-controlled diabetic patients, notably during ketoacidosis. It is a potentially lethal disease. The diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis remain a challenge because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. We discuss the clinical features and management modalities of this case.Case: We report the observation of a 41 years old male patient, who had ...