Endocrine Abstracts

Background: T2DM is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.T2DM is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. The etiology of cognitive impairment in people with T2DM is uncertain, but it is most likely multi factorial. Chronic hyperglycemia, cerebral micro vascular disease, severe hypoglycemia, and...

Magnesium is an essential element and has a fundamental role in carbohydrate metabolism in general and in the insulin action in particular. Magnesium is involved in multiple levels in insulin secretion, binding and activity. Cellular magnesium deficiency can alter the activity of the membrane bound Na+K+ ATPase, which is involved in the maintenance of gradients of sodium and potassium and in glucose transport. Magnesium depletion has a negative impact on glucose homeostasis an...

Background: The paediatric diabetes team at our Children’s Hospital were part of a national clinical trial considering whether long term outcomes are better for patients on MDI (multiple daily injection therapy) or insulin pump therapy from diagnosis. Patients and their families had to be approached, consented and treatment for the trial commenced within two weeks of diagnosis. Many centres struggled to recruit, but this was not the case with our centre.<p class="abst...

ObjectiveIllustrate the interest of imaging: Single photo emission tomography or Computed tomography in the topographic diagnosis of parathyroid adenomas.ObservationA 67-year-old man, with renal lithiasis presenting a clinical-biological picture of primary hyperparathyroidism with renal bone and colic pain. PTH was 463.2 pg/ml, calcemia 3.4 mmol/l. Cervical ultrasound objectified a lesion suspected of parathy...

PurposeTo describe the role of imaging in diagnosis and detection of complications of necrotising external otitis in diabetic patients.Material and methodsOur retrospective study included 43 diabetic patients who suffered from necrotising external otitis, from 1992 to 2020. All our patients had CT scan of the temporal bones and the brain. MRI was performed in 4 cases.Results<p class...

BackgroundType 2 diabetes has traditionally been considered a disease affecting older age groups. In recent years, however, Type 2 diabetes has become increasingly common in children, adolescents and young adults.Aim of the workTo estimate the prevalence of T2D among a sample of Egyptian youth aged (18–30) and to highlight the challenges in differentiating T1D from T2D in early onset diabetes depending o...

Objectiveto analyze the clinical presentation and prognosis of Bell’s palsy in diabetic patients.Materiel and methodsThis retrospective study included 76 diabetic patients with Bell ’s palsy in the ENT department of Tahar Sfar Mahdia; Tunisia from January 1988 to December 2018. The system of House-Brackmann was used for assessing the severity of nerve damage.Results<p clas...

IntroductionAssociation between diabetes mellitus and cancer outcomes has been demonstrated in several cancer sites. Data for upper aerodigestive tract carcinoma are limited. Our aim is to study the impact of diabetes mellitus on survival in upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma.Material and methodsA retrospective study of 130 patients treated for upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma,...

ObjectiveTo summarize the characteristics and treatment experience of cervicofacial odontogenic cellulitis in diabetic patients and to provide clinical basis for the diagnosis and treatment.Material and methodRetrospectively analysed 50 cases of cervicofacial cellulitis in diabetics in the ENT department of Taher Sfar Mahdia, Tunisia from from january 2015 to december 2018.Results<p...

IntroductionThyroid nodules are common. They are mostly benign nodules. Thyroid cancer is rare: 1 % of all cancer sites. Thyroid differentiated cancers are the most common histologic types. There are several factors that can predict the malignancy in patients with thyroid nodule. The purpose of this study is to identify the predictive factors of thyroid differentiated cancers.Material and methodsThis retrospe...