Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a rare but well-known cause of acute pancreatitis, which can be fatal with an overall mortality rate of 36-50% in the most severe forms.Case presentation: A 29-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain, bilious vomiting and alteration of general condition. Physical examination showed hemodynamic shock with diffuse abdominal tenderness. The Laboratory results showed a serum li...

Introduction: Liver dysfunction during hyperthyroidism may be secondary to thyrotoxicosis, to an associated liver pathology, or to the medical treatment of hyperthyroidism posing a problem of etiological diagnosis. In this context, we report a demonstrative observation.Case presentation: We report the observation of a 23-year-old female patient, followed for Basedow disease under carbimazole since 1 year, not controlled under medical treatment. During he...