Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The diagnosis of diabetes often precedes the onset of degenerative complications.Method: We report the case of a patient who had consulted for a poor foot plantar perforation evolving for 3 months before the diagnosis of diabetes.Results: He is a 57-year-old active smoking patient with a family history of diabetes and hypertension who presented to the emergency department of the Tunis National Nutrition Institute for ...

Apoptosis is crucial in regulating many aspects of the reproductive system. Since mitogen-activated-protein-kinases (MAPKs) and phosphatidylinositol-3′-kinase (PI3K)-dependent signaling systems play important roles in apoptosis regulation, we undertook to study their involvement in the induction of apoptosis in the reproductive system.Two pro-apoptotic stimulants were investigated in two corresponding cell lines. One of them was prostaglandin F2&#9...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes affects the puberty and staturopondral development of young diabetics.Objective: Assess pubertal status in young DT1 patients and determine factors influencing pubertal development.Materiel and method: Retrospective study involving 89 type 1 diabetics aged ≤ 18 years hospitalized in the department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis between January 2022 and October 2022.<p class...

Aim of the study: Functional disorders might be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of our study is to screen the micronutrient deficiencies of postmenopausal diabetic women and determine their impact on the functional disorders.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study made within the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, including 55 postmenopausal diabetic women which benefited from a dietary survey. Functional disorders...

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare developmental abnormality due to aberrant embryogenesis and/or migration of the thyroid gland. Although rare (<1%), papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignant transformation.Aim: Report a case of Tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma occurring on ectopic thyroid tissue in the thyroglossal duct.Observation: A 56-year-old male patient consulted for a cervical mass ap...

Introduction: Thyroid gland may be asymptomatically involved in most patients with secondary systemic amyloidosis. However, clinically detectable amyloid goiter is quite rare; often it is seen in patient with kidney involvement. We report one case of amyloid goitre without kidney manifestation.Case report: A 30-year-old male diagnosed with bilateral bronchiectasis since 1992 was admitted with rapidly growing goiter associated with dysphagia for solids, c...

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing the severity of hepatic steatosis in type 2 diabetes.Methods: Computed tomography imaging was used to assess hepatic fat content in 80 men and women with type 2 diabetes. Inclusion criteria included a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (≥1 year of duration), without history of hepatic disease or daily consumption of alcohol drink. The ratio of liver to spleen attenuat...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that requires insulin treatment from the time of diagnosis. The evidence about the influence of lifestyle on the course of T1DM is increasing. The aims of our study were to evaluate the lifestyle of a group of boys with type 1 diabetes and to study their glycemic control.Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. The level of ...

Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of our study was to describe the metabolic profile of postmenopausal diabetic women and to investigate a link between menopause and metabolic syndrome.Methods: A retrospective study of 30 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes was performed in the Nutrition C department of the national institute of Nutrition Tunisia between January and March 2022.</...

Introduction: Iron deficiency is common in pregnant women, and it causes an increased risk of premature delivery and fetal death. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency in pregnant women and find out the most common risk factors associated with anemia.Methods: We performed a retrospective study on 52 pregnant women hospitalized in the c nutrition department. The definition of anemia as well as the objectives of the differ...