Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic foot represents a daunting complication of diabetes, compromising the patient’s functional prognosis and leading to a deterioration in the quality of life.Objectives: To assess the quality of life of diabetic patients with diabetic foot and analyze the factors associated with a decline in quality of life.Patients and methods: An observational, analytical, and prospective study involving 58 patients hospi...

Introduction: Primary neuroendocrine tumors can develop in any organ of the digestive system, most commonly in the small intestine, pancreas, or appendix, followed by the stomach or rectum. Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumors are often discovered incidentally during an appendicular presentation or as part of a carcinoid syndrome, without symptoms of hypoglycemic crises. The association between hypoglycemia and appendicular neuroendocrine tumors remains a subject of debate.<p...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges in the management of diabetics around the world. While many people can be managed using new methods such as tele-consulting, the diabetic foot presents unique challenges due to the frequent need for “face-to-face” consultation and treatment. The pandemic has thus made the management of diabetic feet, already complex, even more difficult. This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ...

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: 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: 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...

Introduction: During pregnancy, the thyroid balance of women is altered due to certain hormonal and metabolic changes. It can be all the classic causes of hyperthyroidism, very often in the first trimester it is transient gestational hyperthyroidism.Objective of the study: The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of hyperthyroidism during pregnancy and the different methods of management.Materials and methods: Pros...