Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the leading causes of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations worldwide. Conventional treatment is expensive and often requires a long hospital stay, placing a heavy burden on any healthcare system. Using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is rich in various growth factors, can approximate the natural healing process.Objective: Evaluate the place of PRP injections and its interest in the manag...

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. It can be a cause of amputation. A multidisciplinary approach is essential to promote wound healing and decrease amputation rates. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is used as an adjuvant to close the wound in addition to standard care in diabetic foot ulcers.Methods: This is a prospective study carried out between February 2019 and April 2021 in the department of...

Introduction: The COVID 19 pandemic is causing a considerable degree of fear and concern among the general population. In diabetic pregnant women, this risk is even higher given the physiological and psychological changes that occur during pregnancy.Goal of the study: To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for the onset of anxiety-depressive disorders in pregnant women with diabetes during the COVID 19 pandemic in comparison with those followed outs...

Introduction: Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam. The diabetic subject, whether he practices it or not, if not prepared expose him to acute complications. The objective of our study was to determine the frequency of occurrence of acute complications during the month of Ramadan.Objectives: To establish the epidemiological profile of diabetics seen in the emergency room during the month of Ramadan. Determine the frequency of occ...

Introduction: Breastfeeding has benefits for infant health, but also for maternal health, lactation has a positive impact on glucose homeostasis and weight loss. This can be explained by the needs of milk production. The mammary gland needs glucose to make lactose. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of breastfeeding on glycemic control and weight lossMaterials and Methods: Prospective study conducted in the department of endocrinology ...

Introduction: Charcot’s foot is a rare and extremely serious complication of diabetic neuropathy resulting in foot deformities through the non-infectious destruction of bones and joints. Its diagnosis is very difficult, it is often evoked in front of the persistence of inflammatory signs in spite of a well conducted antibiotic therapy.Case report: 59-year-old patient, T2DM for 3 years on Metformin, active smoker for 20 years. Reports for 1 week the ...

Introduction: The Nelson’s syndrom (NS) is defined by the development of an ACTH pituitary adenoma. Complication of bilateral adrenalectomy performed in some cases of Cushing’s disease.We report the observation of three patients.Case1: 34-year-old patient, followed for Cushing’s disease with pituitary microadenoma, having undergone pituitary surgery, then bilateral adrenalectomy due to surgical failure. Presented two...

Introduction: Diabetes insipidus during pregnancy is rare (4/100,000 pregnancies) generally occurring in the last two trimesters. It can be a previous diabetes insipidus, revealed by pregnancy, or a gestational diabetes insipidus. It would be secondary to the plasma degradation of antidiuretic hormone by placental vasopressinase.Observation: We report the case of a 34-year-old patient, with no history of head trauma, radiation, infiltrative or autoimmune...

Introduction: There are several causes of sellar and suprasellar mass, and pituitary hyperplasia secondary to primary hypothyroidism has been reported in the literature.Case report: 20-year-old patient, born from a consanguineous marriage, presenting with failure to thrive. Patient reporting no tumor syndrom. Clinical examination: Height at 88 cm (<-4 SD), weight at 18 kg (<3rd percentile), BMI at 23 kg/m2. TANNER at G2P0, micropenis length of 5 ...

Introduction: Androgen insensitivities are rare genetic diseases, characterized by a more or less complete defect of tissue sensitivity to testosterone. It ranges from a more or less complete lack of masculinization to isolated infertility in a 46, XY individual. Many surgical methods of vaginoplasty have been opted with the aim of reconstructing the anatomy to allow future sexual activity as well as an improvement in the quality of life. We report the case of two patients wit...