Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Superficial phlebitis is a clinical manifestation found in many pathologies, often unexplored or mistaken for simple venitis. It should be noted that it may be part of the thromboembolic complications of primary hyperparathyroidism, or an unusual mode of revelation. We describe 2 clinical situations which illustrate this symptom discovered in two different contextsObservation 1: 60-year-old patient admitted for investigation of symptomatic ...

Introduction: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). It manifests itself in early childhood, with varying degrees of impact on the child’s developmental spheres. Although the underlying mechanisms have yet to be elucidated, ASD is considered to be multifactorial, with both genetic and non-genetic risk factors. Is there an established link between diabetes and autism?Observation: This is a 16-year-old child with no maternal history of hypergl...

Introduction: Gastroparesis is one of the dysautonomic manifestations of diabetic disease, particularly type 1. Often unnoticed or undetected by the clinician, it can be at the heart of a permanent imbalance, giving rise to all the microvascular and macrovascular complications of dysglycemia. We report the case of a diabetic patient who, after diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis, achieved spectacular glycemic control.Observation: This is a 20-year-o...

Introduction: Refractory hypothyroidism is a fairly common situation in the practice of any endocrinologist, being defined by the persistence of hypothyroidism despite adequate doses of replacement therapy with Levothyroxine, generally supraphysiological. We report the case of refractory hypothyroidism under high doses of Levothyroxine.Observation: she was a 54-year-old woman, diabetic Type2, followed for 06 years for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid g...

Introduction: Enzyme block is a rare disorder that can be discovered at birth by a severe, life-threatening disorder or in a more attenuated form in adulthood by a clinical picture of hyperandrogenism most often. The enzyme block most commonly suspected in high blood pressure is 11 B OH blockWe report the case of a young patient who was diagnosed with 21 hydroxylase enzyme block by secondary hypertension testing.Observation: This is a 32 year old patient...

Introduction: Thyroid TB is rare even in endemic countries, and diagnosis is often delayed by atypical presentation and clinical latency. Rarely, if ever, does a tumor and infection form in the same thyroid nodule We report the case of a subject who was followed for a hot nodule and who was found to be both thyroid tuberculosis and tumor damage.Observation: This is a 59 year old patient vaccinated against BCG, with no histrory of pulmonary or extrapulmon...