Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome adrenal’s origin coul’d be an adenoma, an unilateral carcinoma and rarely a micronodular or macronodular hyperplasia. We report the cases of two patients followed for macronodular adrenal hyperplasia hospitalized in the Ibn Rochd University Hospital, endocrinology department in Casablanca.Case 1: A 60-year-old patient with independent ACTH Cushing Syndrome with clinical and biological signs of hypercorticis...

Introduction: Hyperuricemia is common in type 2 diabetics particularly in patients with very high cardiovascular risk.Objective: To evaluate the relationship between hyperuricemia and type 2 diabetes, and to determine its predictive factors in this population.Patients and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study including168 patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized in the endocrinology department of Ibn Rochd Unive...

Introduction: Hypoglycemia in diabetic patient is susceptible to infection incidence (abscesses). The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical, biological, radiological and bacteriological abscesses in diabetic patients.Patients and methods: We conducted a study prospective, including 74 diabetic patients with a confirmed abscess admitted our hospital, from January to December, 2017. Variables studied were epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and...

Background: Several studies have demonstrated the relationship between breast cancer and thyroid cancer by the presence of common genetic determinants as well as hormonal factors. The aim of the study was to define the prevalence of breast cancer among patients followed for thyroid carcinoma and to determine the factors that favor this association.Materials and methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in Endocrinology and Diabetology department of ...

Introduction: Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is an epithelial tumor with differentiation glandular whose frequency increases sharply. The association with cancer thyroid is rare. In this context, we report a medical observation.Observation: A 58-year-old patient with no history of smoking was admitted to one of our departments. Thyroidectomy 4 years ago, the pathological study a poorly differentiated carcinoma of 4.5 cm, class PT2 TNM. Our patient had benefite...

IntroductionThe quality of the transition process from pediatric care to adult care represents an important factor in ensuring uninterrupted follow-up of care for T1D adolescents. By avoiding the risks of poor adaptation, better organization of care would facilitate this transfer. New technologies, notably websites and mobile applications, have been adopted throughout the world to support young patients transitioning to adult care, and their families.</p...

IntroductionTechnological progress, the quest for optimization and the evolution of artificial intelligence have given birth to Chatbots. Also called a conversational agent, a chatbot is an artificial intelligence capable of conducting interactive human conversations. The main advantages of Chatbots are their availability 24/7, their accessibility (a Chatbot can take the form of a contact on Facebook Messenger), and the ease of access to information than...

IntroductionAcromegalo-gigantism is a rare disease, occurring before the epiphyses weld, it causes a linear acceleration of growth in children and adolescents. Medical treatment with analogues of somatostatin (AS) well established can be used in cases where surgery is impossible or inadequate or in cases of surgical failureObservationThis is a 14-year-old patient, followed for acromegalo-gigantism discovered ...

IntroductionApoplexy is a rare, serious and acute complication of pituitary adenomas, revealed by tumor syndrome, visual disturbances and hormonal deficits in 60% of cases. We report a case in which the diagnosis of acromegaly was revealed by pituitary apoplexy.Observation45-year-old patient. The examination found a tumor syndrome made up of headaches, reduced visual acuity and vomiting which had evolved for ...

IntroductionPrimary thyroid lymphomas (LTP) are a rare entity, characterized by their histological and clinical heterogeneity. They represent 5% of thyroid tumors and 2% of extra-ganglionic lymphomas. We report two observations of LTP by specifying the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features.ObservationsObservation 170-year-old patient, followed in internal medicine for Sd ...