Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Low levels of vitamin D are commonly seen in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin D status and to evaluate its relation with primary hyperparathyroidism severity.Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study including 48 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism followed-up in the Endocrinology-Diabetology and Nutrition Department of the University Hospital Cen...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease is a rare condition that represents the most common cause of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Its severity is due to cardiovascular complications, with high morbi-mortality rates. This study aims to evaluate the specific features of metabolic disorders in females having Cushing’s disease and presenting a clinical hyperandrogenism.Materials and methods: Retrospective and descriptive study, including 12 female p...

Introduction: Adolescent obesity is a public health problem because of its prevalence and severity. It is a phenotypically heterogeneous disease and evolving in several phases (constitution, maintenance, aggravation) whose determinants are multiple. The great diversity of comorbidities and complications that can be experienced as a result of obesity makes all seriousness.Patients and methods: Retrospective study including 18 obese adolescents hospitalize...

Introduction: Prolactinoma is the most common type of pituitary adenoma, but it still presents difficulties in management especially in women who present some particularities hence the interest of our study.1Material and method: This is a retrospective, descriptive study including 14 patients, hospitalized in the Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutrition Department at CHU-Mohammed-VI-Oujda, between 2016–2022. The statistical analysis was perfor...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus reflects a serious underlying pathology in children. The etiologies are dominated in pediatric population by: central nervous system (CNS) tumors and malformations, histiocytosis, postoperative, radiation, and trauma injury to the hypothalamic-pituitary region. We report in this work three observations illustrating rare etiologies of pediatric central diabetes insipidus in the endocrinology-diabetology and nutrition department of the Mo...

Introduction: Secondary or primo-secondary amenorrhea suggests central damage of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis or peripheral damage of the reproductive system. It must be carefully investigated with an essential hormonal workup to determine the etiology and initiate the appropriate treatment.Observation: We report the case of a 21-year-old patient, admitted for exploration of a primo-secondary amenorrhea associated with a pituitary tumor syndrome made ...

Introduction: Sheehan’s syndrome is a rare postpartum complication. Recurrent hypoglycaemia,though described is a rare complication of Sheehan syndrome. Here we report a case of Sheehan syndrome which presented with hypoglycemic coma.Case Presentation: We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented to the medical emergency unit with coma. There was no history of chest pain, fever, headache, vomiting, trauma, or seizures. She had no history ...

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism is characterised by an increased hormone synthesis, with non-specific and pleomorphic clinical features. Management strategy, depends entirely on the etiological status ; as part of an holistic vision. The purpose of this study is to shed light on epidemiological, clinical, etiological and therapeutic aspects of hyperthyroidism in Endocrinology & Diabetology department of Oujda’s Mohammed VI university hospital.<p class="abstext...

Introduction: Besides its role in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D (VD) has an important immune mudulation effect. However, its role in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes is under discussion. In this study, we aimed to assess VD status in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Material and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study realized at the endocrinology–diabetology department of OUJDA’s Mohammed V...

IntroductionPheochromocytomas originate in the adrenal medulla. Although rare, they can be lethal through their cardiovascular complications. They may be sporadic or come in the context of hereditary syndroms. The aim of our work is to describe the clinical, biological and radiological features of these tumors and assess the clinical outcomes after surgical treatment.Materials and methodsOur study is retrospe...