Endocrine Abstracts

Context: GH deficiencies could be associated with other pituitary insufficiencies. Our main objective is to assess othe pituitary secretion in short stature patients.Patients and methods: Twenty three patients (17 boys, 6 girls) were included in the study for exploration of short stature, after oral and informed consent of their parents, from January 2016 to June 2017 in the Department of Endocrinology of the University Hospital of Farhat Hached Sousse. ...

Aim: Thyroid disorders are very common in women of reproductive age. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different biological thyroid disorders during gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods: This was a retrospective observational study carried out between March and June 2017 in the day hospital of the National Institute of Nutrition. Pregnant women referred for the management of GDM and who have no history of prior thyroid disor...

BackgroundErectile Dysfunction (ED) is a common complication of diabetes, but also one of the most underdiagnosed. ED is considered a vascular impairment that shares many risk factors with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and could be an early marker of systemic endothelial dysfunction. The aim of our study is to assess the prevalence and risk factors for ED by using the International Index of Erectile Function- 5 (IIEF-5) in type 1 diabetic men undergoing a...

IntroductionKlinfelter syndrome (SK) is the most common sex chromosome disorder. Affected males carry an additional × chromosome, which results in male hypogonadism, obesity and an insulin resistance field explaining the frequent association of KS and type 2 diabetes. However, cases of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in KS are rarely reported in the literature. We report a case.ObservationThis is a 31-year-old pat...

IntroductionTurner syndrome (TS) is among the most common chromosomal abnormalities in females, resulting from structural or numeric abnormalities in the X chromosome. Autoimmune disorders, especially thyroid diseases have a high prevalence among these patients. Usually Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most frequent one, whilst the association between this syndrome and Graves’ disease (GD) has been less often reported. Here we report a case ...

IntroductionAcromegaly is a rare disease, but serious in its complications. It is a multisystemic pathology also affecting the thyroid. The aim of our work is to study thyroid involvement in acromegaly.Patients and methodsThis is a retrospective study of acromegalic patients, in the endocrinology department of Sousse over a period of 20 years.ResultThese are 40 ac...

BackgroundThe thyroid nodule is a common presentation. Its prevalence is estimated to be 5%. Surgical treatment could not be systematic. It requires structured diagnostic approach to ascertain the risk of malignancy and determine appropriate management.AimTo evaluate potential role of epidemiological, clinical and para clinical criteria as preoperative indcators of malignancy in thyroid nodules.<p class="...

Objectives: Vocal alteration can occur following thyroidectomy with or without a damage of laryngeal nerves. Multiple factors can increase the risk of vocal alteration. We aim to determine the impact of surgery extent on vocal symptoms and endoscopic and acoustic findings.Materials and methods: In this prospective study, we evaluated the vocal alteration in patients undergoing a partial (PT) or total thyroidectomy (TT). We performed a vocal assessment pr...

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) affects young women of childbearing age. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is also increasingly affecting this age group due to obesity increase. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of diabetes affecting a group of women at procreative age.Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among pregnant women followed for pre-gestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases « D &#1...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is rare with an incidence of 0.007%. A timely diagnosis is essential since fetal and maternal mortality depends on the early treatment. Our object is to report a pheochromocytoma diagnosed in a patient at the beginning of the pregnancy and to highlight the particularity in the therapeutic care.Case presentation: A 32-year-old female patient was admitted to our endocrinology department for exploration of palpita...