Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionTurner syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal disorders, with a reported prevalence of 1/2500 live females. It is characterized by short stature, ovarian failure, malformative, autoimmune, skeletal and bone abnormalities. The objective of our work is to study the prevalence of skeletal and bone malformations in our Turnerian patients.Material and methodThis is a retrospective descriptive s...

IntroductionDiabetic peripheral neuropathy is a common degenerative complication of diabetes. The aim of our work is to focus on the prevalence of this complication in relation to the imbalance of diabetes in type 2 diabetics (T2DM).Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study, including 202 type 2 diabetic patients hospitalized in an Endocrinology-Diabetology department, over a 6-year time period. All ...

Keywords: Hypoglycemia- non-diabetic patientsIntroductionHypoglycemia in non-diabetic patients is a rare entity, diagnosed by the presence of Whipple’s triad (plasma glucose concentration less than 50 mg/dl, neuroglycopenic-symptoms, and resolution of symptoms after the correction of hypoglycemia). It may be secondary to several etiologies, including tumors that may be malignant. Prolonged supervised fasting is frequently used...

IntroductionDiabetes is a growing health concern, considered as a worldwilde multifactorial public health challenge especially in developping countries. The concept of seasonality in T1DM diagnosis, has been suggested by different studies, implying the existence of several environmental factors as triggers and potentiators of β-cell destruction. The purpose of this study is to elucidate epidemiological profile and the seasonal variation of type 1 di...

IntroductionThe number of elderly diabetics continues to increase and represent a large and great fraction of the elderly and diabetics. Thus the objective of our study is to show the particularities in this population.Materials and MethodsThis is a retrospective study included 107 type 2 diabetic patients aged 65 years and older hospitalized in an Endocrinology-Diabetology and Nutrition department of Mohamd ...

IntroductionAdrenal insufficiency is the most common complication after long-term corticosteroid therapy, to affirm or exclude the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency several authors suggest basal cortisol testing as first-line, however, others prefer stimulating tests (insulin hypoglycemia (IGH) or synacthen testing). The aim of our work is to Analyze the frequency and determinant of the biological adrenal insufficiency detected by stimulating tests....

IntroductionThe pituitary glycoprotein hormones, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicule-stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are comprised of two separate noncovalently bound subunits:alpha and beta units. The alpha subunit is identical in all of the hormones, while the β-subunit is unique for each hormone and confers the specific immunologic and functional activity.Hypersecretion of the gl...

IntroductionTurner Syndrome is a relatively rare genetic disorder related to the total or partial absence of an X chromosome. Its clinical presentation is very heterogeneous. It can be associated with several organic abnormalities, including hearing disorders. The objective of our work is to study the prevalence of otologic abnormalities in our Turner patients.Material and methodThis is a retrospective descri...

IntroductionMobile health technology has been highly beneficial for people with diabetes, offering a plethora of educational patterns especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Diabetes self-management education through telehealth technologies is important in promoting health practices and in reducing the risk of complications. Nevertheless, the challenge is to elaborate a digital application in light of sociocultural background and economic status.<p clas...

IntroductionAn increasing number of type 1 diabetics (T1DM) are being identified as having characteristics of metabolic syndrome and obesity. The aim of our work is to assess the prevalence of overweight and degenerative complications in a population with type 1 diabetes.Material and methodsThis is a descriptive and retrospective study concerning 377 type 1 diabetics hospitalized in the endocrinology-diabetol...