Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Patients with Addison disease require lifelong glucocorticoid replacement treatment and it is recommended that glucocortiocoid therapy should be monitored in these patients to avoid over replacement and minimize long-term consequences of bone loss. The present study was carried out with the aim of evaluating bone turnover markers in patients with Addison disease.Patients and methods: A cross sectional study including 50 patients who are fol...

Introduction: Because of a long-term glucocorticoid replacement over many years, patients with Addison disease may have an increased occurrence of osteoporosis. Furthermore, the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with Addison disease may also be increased because of premature menopause associated autoimmune endocrinopathies and hypovitaminosis D.The objective of this study is to assess the incidence and risk factors for osteoporosis among patients with Addison disease....

Introduction: Even at physiological doses, glucocorticoid replacement therapy may lead to deleterious outcomes on bone mineral density (BMD).The aim of our study was to investigate the BMD in Tunisian patients with Addison disease and to identify the risk factors associated with its decline.Patients and methods: The study included 50 patients diagnosed with primary adrenal disease (Addison disease). BMD was assessed by the dual -energy -X-ray absopitomet...

Introduction: Hypoparathyroidism (HPT) is an often under-diagnosed condition. It is imperative to diagnose it at an early stage and to initiate prompt treatment given the evolving potential of the disease.The aim of our study is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical features of HPT.Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 61 observations of HPT collected at the endocrinology department during a 12-year period.<p cla...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism has always been considered one of the most common endocrine etiologies of obesity. That said, would screening for hypothyroidism be justified in the face of obesity? The purpose of our study was to study the thyroid profile of obese people.Patients and methods: We conducted a retrospective study which patients with obesity hospitalized in the diabetology endocrinology department, CHU Hédi Chaker of Sfax, between 01/10/20...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem affecting all ages worldwide. In Tunisia, 18% of the population has diabetes mellitus. In fact, it is one of the first ten causes of death in our country.Therefore, self-management education for diabetic patients play an important role in reducing diabetes complications and mortality rate. The education is conducted not only by doctors, but also by nurses.Purpose: The aim of this study is t...

Introduction: Cochleovestibular disorders in patients with diabetes is not well known as compared to other complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical characteristics of cochleovestibular dysfunction in diabetes.Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 100 diabetic patients. The patients had a clinical otological and vestibular examination as well as a tonal audiometry and a video nys...

Introduction: Distal and symmetrical peripheral polyneuropathy is the most frequent type of diabetic neuropathy. Its painful form (PDN) is the most common cause of non-traumatic neuropathic pain and can place a heavy burden on patients’ lives. Despite the major impact that it can have on the quality of life, PDN is generally underdiagnosed because of a large interindividual variability of symptoms and in the absence of well-established diagnostic criteria.<p class="ab...

Introduction: Hyperuricemia is a common metabolic feature in patients with metabolic syndrome.Aim: The aim of our work is to study the correlation between uric acid level and the metabolic profile in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients.Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients followed in the endocrinology department of Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Tunisia between 2019...

Background: Poor glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus(DM) is a well-documented responsible factor for microvascular complications, especially eye and kidney damage. The onset of chronic kidney disease(CKD) marks a serious turning point in the clinical history of DM in terms of cardiovascular prognosis. Our study aims to assess the cardiovascular risk(CVR) in diabetic patients with CKD.Method: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study ...