Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially fatal infection caused by the acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus-2. Diabetes is one of the most distinct comorbidities of COVID-19. Our study describes the clinical characteristics of diabetic patients with COVID-19 to identify factors predictive of the occurrence of complications and death in these patients.Materials and methods: This was a retrospective, monocentric study that include...

Introduction: Mauriac syndrome is a rare pathology characterized by the presence in an unbalanced type 1 diabetic (T1DM) of delayed stature-weight and puberty, and hepatomegaly with disturbance of the liver balance. We report a case of Mauriac syndrome in a young diabetic to recall the syndrom, as well as the diagnostic criteria.Medical observationThis was a 17-year-old patient, type 1 diabetic since the age of 2, with recurrent ketoacidosis. Admitted to the endocrinology depa...