Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Patients with hyperparathyroidism have impaired carbohydrate metabolism characterized by insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance. The objective of our work was to evaluate the prevalence of different carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients with hyperparathyroidism and the impact of parathyroidectomy in improving glycemic counts.Methods: Retrospective study conducted at the Department of Endocrinology Diabetology a...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is considered as the crossroad of degenerative complications of diabetes (neuropathy, arterial disease, deformity). This is a public health problem with socio-economic implications. The objective of this work is to illustrate the different lesions of the diabetic foot in images.Materials and methods: We included all hospitalized patients in the Endocrinology Department of the University Hospital of Casablanca during 18 mon...

Introduction: The screening of patients at diabetic foot risk and the implementation of prevention measures are justified by the frequency and severity of amputations.The aim of this study was to:– Screen diabetic feet at risk.– List the risk factors associated with the diabetic foot at risk.– Present the methods of management of diabetic foot at risk in our service.<...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is a major public health problem with amputation risk is important. Diabetes podiatric complications of are dominated by diabetic neuropathy, diabetic arterial disease and infection. The aim of this study was to identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the diabetic foot in the elderly.Patients and Methods: It was an observational prospective study, conducted in our department between January and Decembe...

Introduction: Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, where Muslims are fasting from dawn to sunset. The diabetic patient is exposed to multifactorial risks. Few studies have examined the effect of Ramadan on non-fasting people. The objective of our study was to determine the effects of the fast on the metabolic profile of non-gambling diabetic patients.Patients and methods: Prospective study including 50 non-fasting patients recruited within t...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome related to abrupt hemorrhage and/or infarction of the pituitary gland,usually occurring in patients with pre-existing pituitary disease. it is an endocrine emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and appropriate management.Observation: We report the observation of three patients.Case 1: This is a 72 year old patient, without any particular pathological history, who presented ...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is rarely associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). We report 4 observations of hospitalized patients in theIbn Rochd University Hospital endocrinology department in Casablanca.Observation 1: A 52-year-old male patient was admitted for NF1-associated malignant pheochromocytomawith paroxysmal hypertension, Menard triad, elevated methoxylated urinary derivatives (DMU), and 11 * 8 cm right adrenal mass with hepatic metas...

Background: Osteoporosis is a not uncommon complication of endocrine disease. It may even be accompanied by endocrinopathy. The aim of study was to determine mineral bone density profile of patients with endocrinopathy and define the osteoporosis and osteopenia prevalence in these patients.Materials and methods: Descriptive study included 177 patients followed for endocrinopathy (hypercorticism, hyperparathyroidism, prolactinoma and hypogonadism) in Endo...

Background: Many endocrine diseases can be complicated by diabetes, due to hyperglycemic hormones and insulinresistance. The aim of the work was to analyze prevalence, therapeutic and progressive aspects of secondary diabetes as well as carbohydrate intolerance (CHI) in patients with an endocrinopathy.Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the endocrinology and diabetology department including 161 patients followed for diabetes or ...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an important public health issue because of its frequency and its risk of progression to T2DM. Risk of subsequent type 2 diabetes is associated with quality screening and to certain risk factors.Objective: The aim of our study was to assess the evolving risk of GDM to type 2 diabetes, and to find its significant predictive factors.Methods: We report a retrospective study from Jan...