Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Meningoencephalitis (ME) is defined as an inflammatory process of the brain and meninges, most often secondary to an infection, or more rarely to a dysimmune process. From a clinical point of view, ME is defined by the association of a neurological disorder (disorder of consciousness, convulsion) with a febrile meningeal syndrome.Case Report: The patient was 24 years old and had no previous medical history. He was admitted to the emergency ...

Introduction: Klinefelter’s syndrome is the most common male chromosomal abnormality. Several metabolic manifestations are observed during this syndrome including diabetes mellitus. We report the case of a patient who presented with inaugural ketosis revealing diabetes secondary to Klinefelter syndrome.Observation: 38-year-old patient followed for primary infertility for 6 years, alcoholics and smokers who have been weaned for 3 years, two sisters w...

Introduction: Sexual differentiation depends on a succession of events, each stage of which may be the site of abnormalities resulting in sexual ambiguitý. Case report: 17-year-old female patient, consults for primary amenorrhea. On physical examination the morphotype is female, height is normal, secondary sexual characteristics are Tanner stage 1 with sexual ambiguitý Prader stage 4, No palpable testes with a subpenile Orifice. Pelvic ultrasou...

Introduction: Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare dermatological disorder, mimicking generalized pustular psoriasis. It is characterized by a generalized erythema-pustular eruption accompanied by fever. Its etiopathogenesis is poorly coded but triggers have been identified such as hypocalcemia in more than half of cases and pregnancy. We report a case of severe hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism revealed by impetigo herpetiformis.Case report: Fort...

Introduction: Angiosarcoma is a highly malignant tumor, very rare and even more so when it comes to a thyroid localization. It is characterized morphologically by its vascular differentiation and cytological polymorphism. The objective of this study is to report a case of this entity with its evolution in the postoperative period.Observation: patient of 54-year-oldm, with no pathological history. Operated (total thyroidectomy) for compressive multihetero...

Introduction: Therapeutic education is one of the cornerstones in the management of various chronic diseases in children and adults. Several models of therapeutic education have been well developed (obesity, type 1 diabetes…); nevertheless, it remains less common and less developed in certain endocrine diseases. The purpose of this work is to present the therapeutic approach designed for children requiring treatment with growth hormone.Materials an...

Introduction: Hypoglycemia is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by blood sugar levels lower than 0.7 g/L in individuals with diabetes. Several symptoms can be related to hypoglycemia and severe cases can be lethal. Individuals with type 1 diabetes and on insulin therapy may also experience hypoglycemic episodes but their frequency and late occurrence might indicate the presence of autoantibodies to insulin, if no other causes suggest otherwise. This cond...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (DIC) is defined by the excretion of large volume of diluted urine, secondary to an absolute or relative deficiency of endogenous vasopressin. We report three observations of children with central diabetes insipidus.Results: This study reports the case of three patients whose average age was thirteen years old (11, 13 and 15 y). The occurrence of polyuria-polydipsia syndrome was the main reason for consultation an...

Introduction: A disturbed thyroid status is a frequent reason for consultation in endocrinology. The typical tables of hypo or hyperthyroidism encountered lead to classical etiological investigations whether central or peripheral. In some unusual situations, the profile encountered may be atypical. We report a case.Observation: Six years old girl, hospitalized for a goitre evolving since one year without thyrotoxicosis nor compression signs. There was st...

Background: Obesity and osteoporosis are two public health problems with an increasing prevalence and high impact on morbidity and mortality which, during the last two decades, have become major health threats worldwide. However, obesity has long been considered as a protective factor against osteoporosis. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the bone mineral density in obese patients followed at Mohammed VI university hospital.Methods: Our study has...