Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome related to abrupt hemorrhage and/or infarction of the pituitary gland,usually occurring in patients with pre-existing pituitary disease. it is an endocrine emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and appropriate management.Observation: We report the observation of three patients.Case 1: This is a 72 year old patient, without any particular pathological history, who presented ...

Introduction: Pregnancy in women with diabetes is considered high risk because of potentially serious maternal and fetal complications that can put in to risk the maternal and fetal prognosis.Objective: Describe and analyze risks associated with diabetic pregnancies and compare maternal fetal prognosis of pregnancies with pregestational diabetes (T1D and T2D) with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Patients and methods: It was a d...

Introduction: Diabetic pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy requiring a multidisciplinary approach and close monitoring to prevent maternal-fetal complications. Our study objective was to determine the diabetic pregnancies outcome of in order to improve their management.Patients and methods: A descriptive retrospective study including 144 patients with diabetic pregnancy followed at the Endocrinology-Diabetology service between January 2016 and September 2...

Introduction: Diet plays an important role in glycemic control in diabetic pregnant women.Study objectives: To determine the major dietary errors in pregnant women with diabetes.Patients and methods: A descriptive retrospective study including 60 patients with diabetic pregnancy hospitalized in Endocrinology and Diabetology service between January to December 2016. Data collection was done from medical records.The statistical analy...

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome usually causes hypogonadism. Occurrence of pregnancy in this context is rare, and is associated with significant morbidity and perinatal mortality. We report two cases of pregnancies in two patients with Cushing’s disease.Case 1: Our first Patient was 37-year-old who presented during the second trimester of pregnancy a Cushing syndrome. The positive diagnosis was made regadless clinical signs and a hight free ur...

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome adrenal’s origin coul’d be an adenoma, an unilateral carcinoma and rarely a micronodular or macronodular hyperplasia. We report the cases of two patients followed for macronodular adrenal hyperplasia hospitalized in the Ibn Rochd University Hospital, endocrinology department in Casablanca.Case 1: A 60-year-old patient with independent ACTH Cushing Syndrome with clinical and biological signs of hypercorticis...

Introduction: Hypoglycemia in diabetic patient is susceptible to infection incidence (abscesses). The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical, biological, radiological and bacteriological abscesses in diabetic patients.Patients and methods: We conducted a study prospective, including 74 diabetic patients with a confirmed abscess admitted our hospital, from January to December, 2017. Variables studied were epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and...

Introduction: Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is an epithelial tumor with differentiation glandular whose frequency increases sharply. The association with cancer thyroid is rare. In this context, we report a medical observation.Observation: A 58-year-old patient with no history of smoking was admitted to one of our departments. Thyroidectomy 4 years ago, the pathological study a poorly differentiated carcinoma of 4.5 cm, class PT2 TNM. Our patient had benefite...

IntroductionThe quality of the transition process from pediatric care to adult care represents an important factor in ensuring uninterrupted follow-up of care for T1D adolescents. By avoiding the risks of poor adaptation, better organization of care would facilitate this transfer. New technologies, notably websites and mobile applications, have been adopted throughout the world to support young patients transitioning to adult care, and their families.</p...

IntroductionTechnological progress, the quest for optimization and the evolution of artificial intelligence have given birth to Chatbots. Also called a conversational agent, a chatbot is an artificial intelligence capable of conducting interactive human conversations. The main advantages of Chatbots are their availability 24/7, their accessibility (a Chatbot can take the form of a contact on Facebook Messenger), and the ease of access to information than...