Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionMasked arterial hypertension (HTAM) is a relatively recently described entity which gives patients with it the same cardiovascular risk as permanent hypertension. In this context, we report a prospective study including 53 patients in order to determine the prevalence and predictive factors of HTAM in diabetics.MethodsDescriptive prospective study of 53 patients treated in the endocrinology Diabet...

IntroductionSolid pseudopapillary tumors (SPT) of the pancreas area rare exocrine pancreatic tumor behaving in a low-grade fashion, with limited local invasion risk and a rare metastatic evolution. They mainly affect young women. Their etiopathogenesis remains uncertain. We report the case of a 15-year-old boy, having congenital anomalies, who presented a solid and pseudopapillarytumour of the pancreas.Case report<p class="abst...

IntroductionEmpty sella syndrome (ESS) is a rare condition in which the sella turcica is partially or completely filled with cerebrospinal fluid. ESS can be classified as primary or secondary, depending on the identification of underlying etiologies. Whether empty sella has any functional implications in causing pituitary hormonal disturbances needs to be understood. The aim of our study was to assess the incidence of pituitary hormonal disturbances in p...

IntroductionPrimary ovarian failure currently represents an increasingly frequent cause for consultation in endocrinology, from 4 to 18 % of the causes of primary amenorrhea and 10 to 28 % of the causes of secondary amenorrhea.ObjectivesIn this context, we report a retrospective study of 50 patients followed between 2000 and 2020 for early menopause, in order to assess the etiologies and risk factors favourin...

Introduction Hypothyroidism (HT) is widespread in all age groups particularly within the increasing elderly population while its diagnosis is challenging owing to extremely varied and atypical symptoms. The objective of this study is to outline the clinical and biochemical features of HT and determine its main etiologies in a geriatric population. Methods We reviewed the medical charts of 53 patients aged 65 ...

IntroductionCardiothyreosis is the most dreadful complication of hyperthyroidism. In Tunisia, cardiothyreosis has rarely been analyzed. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical aspects of this disease in an adult population of southern Tunisia.MethodsRetrospective study (January 1999 to December 2018) including all cases of hyperthyroidism with cardiothyreosis followed in our department.<p class=...

BackgroundAmiodarone is a widely-used anti arrhythmic medication. Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism (AIH) develops in 3% of amiodarone-treated patients. AIH is classified as type 1 or type 2. Type1 AIH occurs in patients with underlying thyroid condition while Type2 AIH is a result of amiodarone causing a subacute thyroiditis. Appropriate therapy for amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism requires a careful diagnosis that may be difficult to achieve.<p ...

IntroductionRecent studies in patients with Addison’s disease (AD) have shown that this condition, even if treated, is fraught with significant morbidity. In this context, we report a retrospective study which concerned 32 patients with AD in order to determine the deleterious effects of long-term glucocorticoid substitution, mainly on the occurrence of type 2 diabetes.ResultsIn the 32 patients followed ...

IntroductionAdrenal tumors represent an increasingly common problem in modern endocrine practice. The diagnostic approach can be challenging and occasionally reveals surprising features like mixed hormonal secretion: aldosterone-and-cortisol producing adenoma. This rare situation can also impact on the therapy and the post-operative management. In this context, we report 5 patients who are followed in the Endocrinology department in Hedi Chaker hospital,...

IntroductionMetabolic syndromeis the association in the same individual of a number of cardiovascular risk factors, namely abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and glucose intolerance. The objective of this study is to analyze the clinical and paraclinic characteristics of obese and overweight children in order to look for the elements of metabolic syndrome in these childrenMethodsWe carried o...