Endocrine Abstracts

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 ...

Introduction: Angiosarcomas are aggressive malignant tumors but very rare especially when they are located in the thyroid, characterized histologically by their vascular differentiation and their polymorphic appearance.Observation: We report the case of a 68-years-old female patient, from a mountainous region who has a history of cholecystectomy in 2018, she underwent a total thyroidectomy for a compressive goiter, the postoperative period was marked by ...

Introduction: Sheehan’s syndrome or Simmond’s disease is a partial or complete postpartum hypopituitarism caused by pituitary infraction and necrosis that usually occurs as a complication of massive postpartum hemorrhage or severe hypotension during or after labor and delivery. We present the case of Sheehan’s syndrome presenting postpartum depression. Case: A 40 years old woman, referred to our department by her psychiatrist for explorati...

Introduction: Galactorrhea is defined as the secretion and flow of milk from the mammary gland in a man or a woman who is not breastfeeding. It is generally due to a pituitary adenoma secreting prolactin. The etiological diagnosis is based on prolactin levels and imaging.Case reportWe report the case of a 42-year-old patient with no notable medical history. His symptoms date back 17 years, marked by the onset of bilateral gynecomastia, spontaneous galactorrhea, and decreased l...

Introduction: The occurrence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypothyroidism induced systolic dysfunction is rare, especially when it presents as an initial manifestation of hypothyroidism Case We report the case of a 57-year-old patient, a known chronic smoker, who was admitted to the emergency department reporting asthenia, NYHA class III dyspnea, cardiac angina, and periorbital oedema. The ECG reveals a regular rhythm at 50 bpm and diffuse low voltage with firstdegree at...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid disease that is frequently associated with other autoimmune diseases. In our case, we report a rare association with primary biliary cholangitis.Case report: A 38-year-old patient, with no particular medical history, has been followed for Graves’ disease for 14 years, initially treated with carbimazole with poor therapeutic compliance and irregular follow-up. The evolution was marked by the...

Introduction: Diabetes stemming from pancreatic causes constitutes 0.5% of diabetes cases (1–2). It is defined as ’other specific types of diabetes resulting from exocrine pancreas impairment.’ Through this case report, we elucidate the distinctive clinical features of chronic calcifying pancreatitis-related diabetes. Case report: A 31-year-old male with a diabetic family history and a history of occasional alcohol consumption, is presenti...

Introduction: Developing in the adrenal medulla’s chromaffin cells, pheochromocytoma (PC) is an infrequent tumor Illustrating the instance of a patient diagnosed with malignant adrenal pheochromocytoma (PCM) following the onset of paralyzing sciatic painCase: A 60-year-old patient managing hypertension with triple therapy and type 2 diabetes using metformin and insulin glargine. The patient sought emergency care due to recurrent and disabling sciati...

Introduction: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 is a rare autosomal dominant life-threatening syndrome. It is defined by the presence of Addison’s disease in combination with at least one of the known autoimmune diseases: thyroid autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes, and hypogonadism. The coexistence of Addison’s disease and autoimmune thyroid disease has been known as Schmidt’s syndrome. We are detailing the case of a patient who exhibited this syndrome a...

Introduction: A toxic thyroid nodule refers to a nodule that functions autonomously, causing an overabundance of thyroid hormones. It is generally considered non-malignant. Making a decision regarding surgery in hyperthyroid patients necessitates the accurate localization of the toxic region. Here we report a case of an intrathoracic toxic thyroid nodule causing hyperthyroidism with a normally functioning cervical thyroid nodule.Case: A 63 year-old femal...