Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Clinically non-secreting pituitary adenomas are rare in children We report a case of a silent somatotropic adenoma revealed by anatomopathology.Case: A 13 year-old patient with no prior history of sudden onset intracranial hypertension syndrome. Clinical examination showed no dysmorphic Syndrome, no galactorrhea, no delay or statutory advance, Tanner P1S3. The MRI reveals a heterogeneous tumor process intra and suprasellar of 30 mm *15 mm o...

Introduction: Oculomotor palsies in diabetes are focal mononeuropathies. It is a diabetic neurological complication, relatively rare. The oculomotor nerves affected are mainly the external oculomotor nerve (VI), the common oculomotor nerve (III), and more rarely, the pathetic nerve (IV). We report the case of a type 2 diabetic patient in whom the diagnosis of oculomotor palsy was retained.Observation: This is a 65-year-old diabetic patient, 4 years old, ...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a rare cause of atrioventricular block. We report the case of an 85 year old patient admitted with a 3rd degree AVB and in whom the biological work-up had objectified a hypothyroidism. Observation: 85-year-old patient, followed for thyreopathy for 20 years on LT4: 100 ug/d, Diabetic for 2 years on premixed regimen: 08-00-12 ui ;HTA for 5 years on amlodipine 5 mg/d presented to the emergency room for syncope. No signs of hy...