Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cigarette smoking is a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, inducing and aggravating insulin resistance and metabolic disorders, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes (DT2). Our objective was to study the prevalence of the different components of the metabolic syndrome in patients with comparing with a group of non-smoking diabetics.Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Diabetology, Endocrinology an...

Introduction: Diabetic foot problems are generally poorly understood by patients, yet they represent a major health problem. The aim of this study was to assess diabetes patients’ knowledge of preventive foot care before and after a diabetic foot day.Patients and methods: It was a prospective and descriptive study conducted in the service from January to December 2018, including 108 type 2 or type 1 diabetic patients, at risk of podiatry grade 1, 2 ...

Introduction: Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS) is a distinct and rare clinical entity responsible for isolated or combined anterior pituitary insufficiency. The objective of this work is to describe the clinical, hormonal and radiological aspects of PSIS.Patients and methods: Observational descriptive study of the files of 5 patients including 4 cases of congenital PSIS and one acquired, followed in the endocrinology and diabetology departmen...

Introduction: Thyroid disorders are quite common during pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus.Objective: The aim of our study was to detect thyroid disorders in a group of diabetic pregnant women.Patients and methods: Rétrospective study involving 243 pregnant women with diabetes followed in consultation or hospitalized in Endocrinology and Diabetology department of Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, over a peri...

Introduction: Grave’ disease is associated with extra thyroid auto-thyroid manifestations such as basal ophthalmopathy and/or. We report the case of two patients presenting with extrathyroid manifestations of the basic illness hospitalized at the department of diabetic endocrinology and metabolic diseases of Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca.Case 1: This is a patient aged 53 years, chronic smoking at 20 years, for low weight disease since ...

Background: The discovery of a thyroid nodule is a problem in thyroid cancer screening. Thus, the analysis of the criteria of malignancy remains the first step of study of a thyroid nodule. The objective of our study was the correlation between the clinical, ultrasonographic and cytologic malignancy criteria and the anatomopathological study results of the operative specimen.Materials and methods: For this we conducted an analytical cross-sectional study...

Introduction: Atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS) of Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology has emerged as most controversial category due to its heterogeneity and inconsistent usage. Initially associated risk of malignancy was estimated to be about 5–15%, but eventually different results have been obtained across institutions due to variable follow-ups and interpretation. The objective of this st...

Introduction: Patients with hyperparathyroidism have impaired carbohydrate metabolism characterized by insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance. The objective of our work was to evaluate the prevalence of different carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients with hyperparathyroidism and the impact of parathyroidectomy in improving glycemic counts.Methods: Retrospective study conducted at the Department of Endocrinology Diabetology a...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is considered as the crossroad of degenerative complications of diabetes (neuropathy, arterial disease, deformity). This is a public health problem with socio-economic implications. The objective of this work is to illustrate the different lesions of the diabetic foot in images.Materials and methods: We included all hospitalized patients in the Endocrinology Department of the University Hospital of Casablanca during 18 mon...

Introduction: The screening of patients at diabetic foot risk and the implementation of prevention measures are justified by the frequency and severity of amputations.The aim of this study was to:– Screen diabetic feet at risk.– List the risk factors associated with the diabetic foot at risk.– Present the methods of management of diabetic foot at risk in our service.<...