Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune disorder affecting the retro-orbital tissues. It represents the main extra- thyroidal expression of Graves’ disease (GD). In children, GO is less common and less severe than in adults. Herein we report a case of GO in a child.Case report: An 11-year-old girl with family history of autoimmune thyroid disease was referred to our department for evaluation of suspected hyperthyroidism. She ...

Introduction: The coexistence of two types of tumors of different origins in the same thyroid is a rare phenomenon. Its etiopathogenesis remains unknown. We report the case of a mixed papillary and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid revealed by a compressive goiter.Case report: A 70-year old woman with a history of right lobo-isthmusectomy for a toxic solitary adenoma, presented 30 years later with a chief complaint of a cervical mass accompanied by diff...

Introduction: Diabetes in the elderly is a major public health problem in Tunisia. Its prevalence increases with aging population. The aim of this study was to determine the particularities of insulin-requiring diabetes in elderly patients in hospitals.Methods: This was a retrospective cross study about insulin-treated diabetics admitted in our institute between August and October 2016 for uncontrolled diabetes. Was considered as elderly diabetic any pat...

IntroductionOver the past decades, the prevalence of overweight, especially obesity, has steadily increased. This global scourge has affected all populations including that of medical students. The objective of our work was to determine the prevalence of this pathology in the population of future physicians and to study the factors associated with it.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study including 120 medica...

Aim: Thyroid disorders are very common in women of reproductive age. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different biological thyroid disorders during gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods: This was a retrospective observational study carried out between March and June 2017 in the day hospital of the National Institute of Nutrition. Pregnant women referred for the management of GDM and who have no history of prior thyroid disor...

Introduction: The covid-19 pandemic has affected the diabetic population and their glycemic control, in particular Muslim diabetics fasting during the month of Ramadan. Our objective was to assess the glycemic control between Ramadan 2020 (April) and Ramadan 2021 (April) and to determine the impact of the pandemic on the Fasting authorization.Methods: This is a prospective study including 30 diabetic patients followed at department A, at the National Ins...