Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare congenital cause of primary amenorrhea, characterized by aplasia of the vagina with or without concurrent uterine and/or cervical aplasia. MRKH syndrome has a heavy psychological impact, and requires multidisciplinary management.Case Report: A 17-year-old female patient presented for exploration of a primary amenorrhea. Her medical history was significant for recurrent urinary tr...

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 ...

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: Graves’ disease (GD) is a common autoimmune thyroid disease. The association between GD and thyroid carcinoma (TC) remains controversial. We describe two patients presenting this association.Case report: Case 1 a 46 years old woman with clinical history of type 2 diabetes, she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease and multiple nodules were found in her enlarged thyroid gland by ultrasonography. The patient underwent total thyroidecto...

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: 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...