Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is a rare inherited disease characterized by the occurrence of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) either isolated or associated with pheochromocytoma, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP), or typical morphological features. Thus, we report two cases.Patient(1): A 27-year-old female patient with a marfanoid appearance, had a histologically confirmed conjunctival and mucosal ganglioneuromatosis, bilateral c...

Introduction: Insulinoma is a rare pancreatic tumor. It is the most frequent cause of organic hypoglycemia due to endogenous hyperinsulinism.Case report: A 55-year-old woman was admitted in our department for the management of a recurrent hypoglycemic coma. Endogenous hyperinsulinic hypoglycemia was confirmed with a spontaneous hypoglycemia. Plasma blood glucose was 0.25 g/l concomitant to a high insulinemia of 31.5 µUI/ml (≥ 3) and C-peptide ...

Introduction: Giant prolactinomas (GP), defined as prolactinomas ≥4 cm in maximum dimension, are uncommon, with reported prevalence of 2 to 3% of all prolactinomas. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe clinical and paraclinical characteristics of GP and to identify predictors of therapeutic response.Matherials and methods: A retrospective, single-center, descriptive study including 18 patients with GP followed at the end...

Introduction: The nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (DI) is an entity to be known. It is essential to know its etiologies and especially its therapeutic modalities which are different from those of the central DI. The familial nature of the disease should suggest a genetic origin. In our paper, we are presenting the case of a Tunisian family with genetic nephrogenic DI.Case reports: Our family had a history of neglected polyuro-polydipsic syndrome (PPS), de...

Introduction and aim: Dopamine agonists (DA) are prescribed as first-line treatment for prolactinomas and are generally effective and well tolerated. However, the degree and quickness of therapeutic response is variable among patients. The aim of this work is to study the predictive factors of biological remission in patients with prolactinoma treated with DA. Methods: A single-center, retrospective and analytical study of patients with prolactinoma foll...

Introduction: Empty sella syndrome (ESS) is a rare condition in which the sella turcica is partially or completely filled with cerebrospinal fluid. It can be primary or secondary. Ophthalmologic involvement is rare in primary empty sella Syndrome. It is described in only 1.6 to 16% of cases. Patients and methods: We report a retrospective study of 46 cases of ESS collected in the endocrinology department over the period from 1991 to 2020. The clinical an...

Introduction: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare pathology. The advent of hypothalamic-pituitary MRI has made it possible to make a positive diagnosis by avoiding the water restriction test (WRT). The etiological diagnosis is still a challenge in view of the diversity of diseases involved, which influences the therapeutic management and prognosis.Work Objectives: The objectives of our work were to describe the clinical, paraclinical and genetic features o...

Introduction: Pituitary stalk thickening (PST) is often identified on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), either incidentally or during diagnostic workup of hypopituitarism. Currently, there is no unified standard for the definition of PST. As a reference, a pituitary stalk with width over 3 mm has been used as the diagnostic criterion for PST in recent years. The disease spectrum of PST is quite diverse and can be grouped into three broad categories: neoplastic, inflammatory an...

Introduction: Growth hormone (GH) treatment in congenital growth hormone deficiency (CGHD) is indicated to improve the prognosis of the statural prognosis. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive factors of a favorable response to GH therapy.Patients & Methods: This is a retrospective study, conducted over a period of 27 years, including 30 patients with CGHD treated with hormonal therapy.Results: The CGHD was diagn...

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in pediatric patients, up to 95% in some studies.Observation: We report the observation of a 6-year-old female who consulted for a behavioral disorder made of agitation and lack of concentration. She had a family history of autoimmune thyroid disease. On examination, an accelerated statural growth rate of +2DS was noted. She had a significant palpebral retraction without ...