Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes is considered by some to be a burden, it is common to meet diabetic Muslims who wish to observe the fast of the month of Ramadan. The objective of our work was to observe the effect of Ramadan fasting on clinical and metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetics.Patients and methods: Prospective study including 160 diabetic patients, within the Endocrinology department from May to August 2018. The participants benefited from a pre (T0),...

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: 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...

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: Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, where Muslims are fasting from dawn to sunset. The diabetic patient is exposed to multifactorial risks. Few studies have examined the effect of Ramadan on non-fasting people. The objective of our study was to determine the effects of the fast on the metabolic profile of non-gambling diabetic patients.Patients and methods: Prospective study including 50 non-fasting patients recruited within t...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is rarely associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). We report 4 observations of hospitalized patients in theIbn Rochd University Hospital endocrinology department in Casablanca.Observation 1: A 52-year-old male patient was admitted for NF1-associated malignant pheochromocytomawith paroxysmal hypertension, Menard triad, elevated methoxylated urinary derivatives (DMU), and 11 * 8 cm right adrenal mass with hepatic metas...

Background: Osteoporosis is a not uncommon complication of endocrine disease. It may even be accompanied by endocrinopathy. The aim of study was to determine mineral bone density profile of patients with endocrinopathy and define the osteoporosis and osteopenia prevalence in these patients.Materials and methods: Descriptive study included 177 patients followed for endocrinopathy (hypercorticism, hyperparathyroidism, prolactinoma and hypogonadism) in Endo...