Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma occasionally associates with pathological lesions of the adrenal cortex. We report a case of non-functional adrenocortical nodular hyperplasia with a concomitant pheochromocytoma in the controlateral adrenal and empty sella.Case report: We describe the case of a 52 year old women with a history of essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. She complained of: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation. The c...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous condition affecting 5–10% of reproductive -age female population.The aim of this study was to determine the clinical features, metabolic and hormonal profile in obese and overweight women with PCOS.Patients and method: A total of 102 women (age 31.28±6.05 and BMI 33.02±5.93) with PCOS and 110 (age 32.35±4.96 and BMI 33.05±5.87) matched controls were invest...

Prader-Willi is a complex genetic syndrome with characteristic phenotype, obesity, hyperphagia, and endocrine hypothalamic dysfunctions. We present particular features of a case with confirmed Prader Willi syndrome (PWS).Case report: EP, only child of a young non-consanguine couple, was born in 1994 at 34 weeks of amenorrhoea, with a low Apgar score (7) and a weight of 2200 g. She presented important hypotonia in the first 6 weeks of life, needing gavage...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease is the most frequent cause of hypercortisolism. Although the classical form is easy to diagnose, nonspecific features raise differential diagnosis problems. Severe forms are associated with high mortality, but subclinical hypercortisolism also has significant morbidity.Patients and methods: Retrospective study of Cushing’s disease evolution in 14 patients, diagnosed between 2000 and 2011 (11 women, 3 men, age at ...

Introduction: Pituitary insufficiency of the adult is a rare pathology (~30–40/1 000 000 per year). Among the acquired causes, Sheehan syndrome (SS) is often characterized by an insidious evolution, which allows it to pass unnoticed for a long time.Case report: R Maria, 58 years-old, known with SS for 10 years, was hospitalized in the ER with severe asthenia, obnubilation, symptomatic arterial hypotension. Laboratory studies revealed severe hyponatr...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased rate of metabolic syndrome (MS). Many studies have proved that adiponectin is closely associated with MS and participate in the disturbances of gonadal axis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of adiponectin levels with MS in PCOS.Patients and methods: Study group included 38 patients with PCOS (Rotterdam criteria) compared to 30 healthy volunteers age and sex matched, all...

Introduction: The association of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) with thyroid diseases is well known, especially in the field of polyglandular autoimmune diseases. Thyroid status can influence the necessary of insulin – decreased in hypothyroidism and higher in hyperthyroidism. We wanted to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid pathology in patient with DM1.Patients and methods: Cross-sectional study including 66 patients with DM1 (23 men, 43 women) age...

Introduction: Wolfram syndrome, a very rare condition, is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness (DIDMOAD) which appear in childhood, hampering diagnosis and treatment. Others less frequent features as hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, microvascular disease and local fibromatosis are reported in a male patient diagnosed at the age of 18 years.Case report: An 18-year-old male patient d...