Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: 11-Hydroxylase deficiency is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia characterized by glucocorticoid deficiency, hypertension, hypokalemia and virilization in females. We report a case of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency revealed by bilateral papilledema in the context of arterial hypertension.Case report: A 13-year-old patient, with no medical history, presented with complains of headache, vomiting ...

Introduction: Choroidal metastases are among the most common malignant ocular tumors. In the majority of cases, their origin is pulmonary in men and mammary in women. We present a rare case of choroidal metastasis from a vesicular thyroid carcinoma.Case presentation: A 35-year-old woman presented to our department complaining of progressive vision reduction in the right eye. Six years previously, she was operated for vesicular carcinoma of the thyroid wi...

Introduction: Graves’ ophthalmopathy, also called Graves’ orbitopathy, is a potentially sight-threatening ocular disease that has puzzled physicians and scientists for nearly two centuries. Generally occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism or a history of hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease, Graves’ ophthalmopathy is also known as thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy or thyroid eye disease, because it sometimes occurs in patients with euthyroid or hypoth...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is a common autoimmune disease that can be complicated by orbital damage sometimes threatening the visual prognosis. We report the case of a patient with Graves’ orbitopathy and we discuss the difficulties of clinical evaluation and therapeutic management.Case report: A 68-year-old woman presented to our department complaining of eye protrusion and progressive vision reduction in both eyes. She has had a history of...