Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is an adrenal medulla tumor secreting catecholamines. Malignancy is defined by the presence of metastases in non-chromaffin tissue. Its optimal management requires experienced multidisciplinary teams.We report the case of a patient followed for malignant pheochromocytomaComment: 58-year-old patient operated for a pheochromocytoma in 2016, then lost sight of. The evolution was marked 6 years later by the installation ...

Introduction: Brown tumors are osteolytic lesions rarely revealing hyperparathyroidism. They result from abnormalities of bone metabolism. They usually occur in the terminal stage of hyperparathyroidism. We report the case of a patient with hyperparathyroidism revealed by a brown tumor.Case: A 39-year-old female patient with no notable medical history who presented for 1 year a mandibular swelling progressively increasing in size after a dental extractio...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PPH) can be complicated by pancreatitis. The frequency of association of primary hyperparathyroidism with pancreatitis is rare, varying between 1.5% and 7%. We report the case of a patient with hyperparathyroidism revealed by acute pancreatitis.Case: A 78-year-old patient, without any particular history, who consulted the emergency room for an acute digestive picture with abdominal pain and bilious vomiting, an ...

Introduction: Postoperative hypoparathyroidism is a frequent complication of total thyroidectomy that must be detected and treated. The resulting hypocalcemia is quite severe and usually occurs in the first few days or weeks after surgery.Herein, we describe a case of chronic asymptomatic hypocalcemia related to postoperative hypoparathyroidism diagnosed years after total thyroidectomy.Observation: We report the case of a 61 year old woman, who had a tot...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common pathology. The association of papillary thyroid carcinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism has been reported in 2.3–4.3% of patients operated on for primary hyperparathyroidism.We report the case of a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma revealed by primary hyperparathyroidismObservation: 53-year-old patient admitted for management of primary hyperparathyroidism. A cervical ultrasound revealed...

Introduction: In 80–90% of cases, the cause of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism is adenoma of one parathyroid gland. Multiple-gland disease (MGD) is defined in patients with more than one pathological parathyroid gland. The frequency of occurrence of MGD is from 7% to 33%.Our aim is to report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with MGD and to describe its diagnostic and therapeutic features.Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with 1-year...

Background: In patients with β- thalassemia major (β-TM) glucose dysregulation (GD) develops insidiously, aggravating prognosis and quality of life.Objectives: The objectives of this study were to retrospectively review the extent to which β-TM patients, having combined impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance test (IGT) on oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), progressed to diabetes (DM) and to analyze ...

Introduction: Lipoatrophy is a rare cutaneous complication in diabetes that presents with localized subcutaneous fat atrophy at the insulin injection site. We report a case of a 62-year-old man type 1 diabetic with lipoatrophy lesions on the thighs.Case report: A 62-year-old male, with clinical history of basedow’s disease, He was diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) when he was 19 years old, treated with premixed human insulin for the last 4 years.His w...

Introduction: Diabetes distress (DD) refers to the emotional burdens and worries, often hidden, that are part of the spectrum of the patient experience when managing a chronic and demanding disease like diabetes. The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of DD and its clinical determinants in type 2 diabetic patients.Patients and methods: Cross-sectional study conducted on 92 type 2 diabetic patients who consulted on an outpatient basis ...

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a rare but well-known cause of acute pancreatitis, which can be fatal with an overall mortality rate of 36-50% in the most severe forms.Case presentation: A 29-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain, bilious vomiting and alteration of general condition. Physical examination showed hemodynamic shock with diffuse abdominal tenderness. The Laboratory results showed a serum li...