Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects an estimated 1/2500 female live births. An estimated subset of 6-12% of all Turner Syndrome patients will be a mosaic with Y-chromosomal elements. It is recognized that a Turner female possessing Y chromosome material has an increased risk of developing gonadoblastoma, a precursor to dysgerminoma. Consequently guidelines recommend prophylactic gonadectomy in Turner females.Obsevation: W...

Introduction: Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) is a newly defined entity accepted as a tumor precursor.Objective of the study: To describ the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and the evolutionary profile.Methods: Retrospective study including 27 patients followed for noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm collected at the Endocrinology and Diabetology department of Ibn ...

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious metabolic complication of diabetes with an annual incidence between 4.6 and 8 episodes per 1000 diabetic patients, it is responsible for a considerable socio-economic impact, however its mortality remains low.Objectives: The objective of the study is to clarify the epidemiological and clinico-biological profile of type 1 diabetic patients hospitalized and followed for diabetic ketoacidosis.<p cla...

Introduction: Hypoglycemia is the most frequent iatrogenic acute complication in type 1 diabetics, it is a potentially serious complication, which can lead to coma. Many advances in new generation insulins, self-monitoring methods and therapeutic education have reduced the incidence of this complication. Nevertheless, hypoglycemia still generates great fear and anxiety in parents of young type 1 diabetic patients, which can be accompanied by several therapeutic errors.<p c...

Introduction: Adolescence represents the passage from childhood to adulthood, this transition is characterized by physical and psychological transformations as well as many social challenges. The presence of chronic disease such as diabetes makes this a major challenge.Purpose: Describe the impact of diabetes on the school career of adolescents during the transition period.Methods: Descriptive study involving 79 young people aged 1...

Introduction: The discovery of a chronic pathology in a child upsets the pre-existing family balance and generates emotional reactions in the family. With the incidence of type 1 diabetes doubling over the past 30 years, many families find themselves faced with this emblematic situation.Objectives: To describe the parental experience of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in adolescents.Materials and Methods: Retrospective descrip...

Introduction: Cushing syndrome (CS) is a rare and serious disease with high mortality. Diagnosis and management of the disease are difficult, as CS is typically characterized by the presence of multiple symptoms hypertension, diabetes, weight gain, or osteoporosis, the psychiatric and neurocognitive consequences are just as important by a set of anxio-depressive disorders resounding on the quality of life but also on the management of the disease.Objecti...

Introduction: The incidence of cancer has increased in case of diabetes, as well as the metabolic abnormalities observed during diabetes could have a critical role on carcinogen, nevertheless one should not deny the implication of common factors to diabetes and cancer (obesity, smoking, advanced age, etc).Study objectives: Describe the biological and morphological screening methods for neoplasia in the event of weight loss concomitant with chronic glycem...