Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious complication of diabetes that affects 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. It represents the first cause of blindness. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic retinopathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is the most common complication of diabetes affecting up to 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. Carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is an independent cardiovascular marker of morbidity and mortality and is considered the gold standard in the assessment of arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between diabetic neuropathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a pr...

Introduction: People with high blood pressure have a greater risk of developing diabetes, and people with diabetes also have an increased risk of high blood pressure. These two associated pathologies can increase cardiovascular risks and cause other repercussion such as arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between pulse wave velocity and hypertension in type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a prospective study includin...

Introduction: Nephropathy is a kidney complication that affects up to 50% of people with diabetes during their lifetime. Diabetes is the first cause of kidney failure. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic nephropathy (DN) and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: Trisomy 21 is the most common chromosomal disorder. It is associated with an increased risk of endocrinopathy particularly thyroid gland disorders. This is frequently a compensated hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is rare. We report the case of an adolescent with Down’s syndrome and celiac disease who presented with subclinical hyperthyroidism.Case report: It was a 15-year-old female from a non-consanguineous marriage with a history of ...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is a common autoimmune disease that can be complicated by orbital damage sometimes threatening the visual prognosis. We report the case of a patient with Graves’ orbitopathy and we discuss the difficulties of clinical evaluation and therapeutic management.Case report: A 68-year-old woman presented to our department complaining of eye protrusion and progressive vision reduction in both eyes. She has had a history of...

Background and Aim: A direct link between obesity and micronutrient deficiencies has been established. These nutritional dificencies are mainly caused by poor-quality diets but also due to increased demands and have been associated with a wide range of physiological and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of obese patients and to investigate the possible association between funnctional disorders and micronutrient intake.<p cla...

Introduction: 21-hydroxylase deficiency represents 95% of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The non-classical form manifests in women mainly by hirsutism, menstrual disorders, or infertility. We present three patients’ cases.Observations: Patient N.C., 17 years old, who presented with hirsutism beginning at the age of 8 years and progressively worsening after puberty. The patient had her menarche at the age of 9 years, with short and irregular menses....

Introduction: Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. It is responsible of 0.4% to 5% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism. Parathyroid carcinoma has a high probability of local recurrence, regional node and distant metastasis and the preoperative diagnosis is challenging.Case presentation: We report a case of a 66-year-old female patient with medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney failure. She was di...

Introduction: Sleep is essential for the proper functioning and the well-being of the body. Poor sleep quality has many negative effects on the patient health. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes and to identify the associated factors.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 51 patients and conducted in the nutrition department A of the institute of nutrition of Tunis. The patie...