Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a non-exceptional cause of short stature. Hormonal evaluation and hypothalamic-pituitary MRI are essential to establish the etiological diagnosis. The objective of our study is to assess the different pituitary lesions found in imaging in a group of children with GHD.Patients and methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal study of 22 cases of GHD who underwent pituitary MRI examination collected in the ...

Introduction: Polyuria-polydipsia syndrome is an uncommon problem in clinical practice defined by the combination of production of ‘abnormally’ large volumes of urine (>3 L/day in adults and 2 L/m2 in children) with the persistent intake of abnormally large quantities of fluids. The purpose of this study is to detail the clinical and etiological profile of polyuria-polydipsia syndrome in the Endocrinology-Diabetology Department of Oujda’s Universi...

Intoduction: Diabetic retinopathy remains one of the major causes of blindness. The management of the diabetic patient is multidisciplinary. The objective is to study the prevalence of retinopathy in a group of type 2 diabetic patients and to update the risk factors.Patients and methods: This is a cross-sectional study during 3 years of 129 type 2 diabetic patients followed up for endocrinology and metabolic diseases at the Mohammed VI University Hospita...

Introduction: Smoking is considered to be a cardiovascular risk for diabetic patients, as for the overall population. Its presence in diabetic patients increases significantly the risk of micro and macro vascular diseases. This study purpose is to compare and analyze the occurrence rate of degenerative complications in diabetic patients who smoke and those who don’t.Materials and methods: It is a descriptive and comparative study carried out in the ...

Introduction: Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims where they have to fast from dawn until dark. It is a questionable issue in patients with chronic diseases who may experience or aggravate their metabolic complications, especially for diabetic patients. The purpose of this study is to assess diabetic patients, knowledge of fasting in a religious and medical point of view.Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted after the holy mont...

Introduction: Acromegaly is an underdiagnosed condition that is responsible for multiple complications. The purpose of this work is to examine the prevalence of these complications at time of diagnosis.Patients and methods: This retrospective study included 10 patients diagnosed with acromegaly followed in the endocrinology – diabetology department of Mohamed VI university hospital.Results: Mean age at diagnosis was 49 years w...

Introduction: GH deficiency (GHD) is a rare etiology of short stature. The lack of early diagnosis and adequate treatment have adverse consequences, especially the small final height with the resulting psychological impact. The aim of this study is to identify some of the predictive factors influencing stature gain during the first year of GH therapy.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal study of 14 cases of complete GHD collected i...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism affects 2 to 3% of the elderly population. Its diagnosis and management can get difficult considering the clinical and biological particularities of this age range. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and management data of elderly patients suffering from hypothyroidism.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective and descriptive study conducted in the Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutri...

Introduction: 46 XY sex development disorders are a group of rare congenital conditions in which chromosomal, gonadal or anatomic sex is atypical. Less than 20% of cases have a precise genetic diagnosis. We report here the case of a patient suffering from a 46 XY sexual development disorder secondary to the MAMLD 1 gene mutation.Observation: The patient is a nine month infant who was admitted for abnormalities of the external genital organs. The physical...

Introduction: PCOS is the most common female endocrine disorder with a prevalence of approximately 5–10% in women of reproductive age. PCOS includes hyperandrogenic features, infertility and insulin resistance among others. Lately, Vitamin D has been involved in the etiology of various disorders.Objective: The aim of our study is to define the role of vitamin D as an etiological and predictive factor in PCOS.Materials and meth...