Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Microangiopathy is defined as damage to small blood vessels, and more particularly arterioles and arteriolar capillaries that supply organs. It can occur under different conditions and it represents a complication of diabetes. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between microangiopathic complications and arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without ...

Introduction: Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI) is a rare complication of long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes, and it’s more common in patients with micro-vascular complications. Herein, we present a case of DMI occurring in patient on hemodialysis.Case presentation: A 44-year-old man on maintenance hemodialysis presented with an acutely painful and swelling in his left calf. He had a 21-year history of poorly controlled type one diabetes, with...

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious complication of diabetes that affects 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. It represents the first cause of blindness. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic retinopathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is the most common complication of diabetes affecting up to 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes. Carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is an independent cardiovascular marker of morbidity and mortality and is considered the gold standard in the assessment of arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between diabetic neuropathy and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a pr...

Introduction: People with high blood pressure have a greater risk of developing diabetes, and people with diabetes also have an increased risk of high blood pressure. These two associated pathologies can increase cardiovascular risks and cause other repercussion such as arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between pulse wave velocity and hypertension in type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a prospective study includin...

Introduction: Nephropathy is a kidney complication that affects up to 50% of people with diabetes during their lifetime. Diabetes is the first cause of kidney failure. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetic nephropathy (DN) and arterial stiffness.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 249 diabetic patients without macroangipathic complications, between July 2020 and May 2021. Using a SphygmoCor®XCEL devic...

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas represent 10 to 20% of intracranial tumors. In children, craniopharyngioma are the most common tumor of the sellar region. The symptoms can include headache, vomiting, pituitary deficiency and in pituitary adenomas, hormonal excess. The visual examination can find a visual field defect such as a bitemporal hemianopsia. We present a rare case of a pituitary adenoma in a 15-year-old girl with binasal hemianopsia.Observation...

Introduction: Kallmann syndrome is a rare genetic condition characterized by the association of a hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. It results from the failure of GnRH cells to migrate to the hypothalamus and lack of development of the olfactory bulb. The main symptom of Kallmann syndrome is delayed or incomplete puberty usually associated with an impaired sense of smell. We herein describe a case of Kallmann syndrome discovered at the age of 57 years old.<p class...

Introduction: The orbit represents the second target after the thyroid gland in autoimmune dysthyroidism. In 80% of cases, endocrine orbitopathy occurs as a result of hyperthyroidism, especially Grave’s disease (GD). Males are rarely affected but the damage is more serious.Observation: We report the case of a 52-year-old patient, an active smoker (35 Pack-Year), transferred from the neurology department for treatment of bilateral malignant exophthal...

Introduction: Adrenal insufficiency is defined as a deficit in the functioning of the adrenal cortex. The acute form represents a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency, but the clinical presentation is sometimes misleading.Observation: We report the case of a 57-year-old patient with a personal history of vitiligo, who was suffering for two months from asthenia with abdominal pain and vomiting, then he presented with a generalized tonic-clonic convulsive ...