Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by increased intracranial pressure without a detactable cause. Risk factors for the development of this syndrome are obesity and young female population. IIH due to hyperthyroidism is rare in the literature, mentioned in few individual case reports. The exact mechanism of how hyperthyroidism causes IIH is not known. We are reporting the case of a young women with Graves’ disease presenting with symp...

Background: Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) are the most prevalent hormone-secreting testicular tumors, but overall, a rare testicular tumor subtype. Surgery is the main therapy with a favorable prognosis. Nevertheless, the development of central precocious puberty after surgery of the tumor has been observed on rare occasions.Case Report: An 8.5-year-old boy presented with symptoms of sexual precocity dating back to 4 years. He had pubic hair (P4), enlarged l...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas(PC)are rare catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumors. Germline variants of the MYC-associated factor (MAX) gene have been associated with familial PC and paragangliomas (PGL) with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and an overall frequency estimated at 1.9%. Other endocrine and non endocrine tumors can be associated to germline MAX mutations.Case presentation: We report a case of a 37 years old male patient,...

Background: Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a rare disorder of lipoprotein metabolism with an incidence of one per million in the general population. It is characterized by marked elevation of triglyceride and chylomicron levels, resulting in lipemic plasma and recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis, eruptive xanthoma, hepatosplenomegaly, and lipemia retinalis.Case Presentation: We report the case of an 18 years old patient, an only son, from a can...

BackgroundIn the pediatric population, the Leydig cell testicular tumor (TCL) is rare. It manifests communally in childhood with isosexual precocity gonadotropin-independent due to excess testosterone production.Case reportWe admitted a case of an 8.5 years old boy with the complaint of sexual precocity dating back to 4 years, which manifested by acne, hyper seborrhea, stature advance, penile enlargement, pub...