Endocrine Abstracts

A large number of endocrine pathologies can be associated to abnormalities in carbohydrate tolerance up to diabetes. The latter participates in the high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during these pathologies. The aim of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk in a diabetic population suffering from an endocrine pathology. This is a retrospective study conducted in the department of endocrinology at Charles Nicolle Hospital involving 54 patients hospita...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare condition secondary to the hypersecretion of GH, often by a pituitary adenoma, which can lead to hypopituitarism of varying degrees. Our study aimed to analyze the characteristics of pituitary insufficiency during acromegaly and to search for its predictive factors.Methods: Retrospective study carried out in the endocrinology department of Charles Nicolles Hospital. We recorded 28 patients with acromegaly over a period ...

High blood pressure of endocrine origin remains a rare cause of hypertension. The interest of the research of endocrine hypertension lies in the severity of certain forms and its potentially curable and reversible nature, hence the interest of oriented screening. The aim of our work was to study the profile of endocrine hypertension among a population suffering from secondary diabetes. This is a retrospective descriptive study of 55 patients followed in endocrinology departmen...