Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare endocrinopathy, most often benign. Early and multidisciplinary management of this disease allows to avoid its dreadful complications.Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and biological characteristics of patients with pheochromocytoma.Patients and Methods: Retro-prospective descriptive study, including patients hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of CHU Ibn Rochd of ...

Introduction: 21-hydroxylase deficiency represents 95% of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The non-classical form manifests in women mainly by hirsutism, menstrual disorders, or infertility. We present three patients’ cases.Observations: Patient N.C., 17 years old, who presented with hirsutism beginning at the age of 8 years and progressively worsening after puberty. The patient had her menarche at the age of 9 years, with short and irregular menses....

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem that also affects pregnant and breastfeeding women. Pre-gestational obesity is deleterious and can lead to several maternal and fetal complications, as well as a delay in the initiation of breastfeeding. The objective of this work is to evaluate the impact of maternal obesity on pregnancy, labor and the quality of breastfeeding.Material and method: Prospective case-control study conducted at the endocrinol...

Introduction: Pregnancy in diabetic women is a high-risk pregnancy whose prognosis is linked to the degree of glycemic control from conception to delivery, however, a diabetic patient is encouraged to plan her pregnancy. However, many diabetic women find themselves in a situation of unwanted pregnancy and poorly manage their diabetes during pregnancy.Goals: Study the causes of unwanted pregnancies and their impact on the evolution of diabetic pregnancy.<...

Introduction: Pregnancy is a state of increased insulin resistance and insulin secretion and reduced hepatic extraction of insulin; thus fasting during pregnancy seems to cause a high risk of morbidity and mortality for the fetus and its mother. This group of diabetic patients is exempt from fasting. However, for young patients or not, Ramadan is accompanied by a change in lifestyle in particular a change in eating habits as well as a disruption of the sleep cycle and a decrea...

Introduction: Maternal overweight is a major risk of gestational diabetes that can impair glycemic control. The objective of our study was to assess the impact of maternal weight status on glycemic control and pregnancy outcomes in patients followed for gestational diabetes.Methods: Our work is a retrospective study, including 182 patients with gestational diabetes followed in the Endocrinology-Diabetology department between January 2016 and January 2022...

Introduction: Fasting during Ramadan very often requires a change in lifestyle for patients and adaptation is not easy in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Physical activity, sleep duration and sleep time are subject to change during Ramadan, due to changes in the number and times of meals.Study Objectives: This study aims to assess the physical activity and sleep patterns of T2DM patients during Ramadan.Material and Methods:...

Introduction: Diabetic foot osteomyelitis is a frequent complication of a preexisting infected foot wound. It is mostly the consequence of a soft tissue infection that spreads into the bone thus increasing the risk of amputation and the burden of foot care. The aim of this work is to describe the clinical and therapeutic aspect of diabetic foot osteomyelitis in our department.Patients and Methods: It’s a retrospective and descriptive study conducted...

Introduction: Liraglutide has shown several benefits in diabetic patients, both in terms of glycemic profile and metabolic control. The objective of our work is to show the effects of liraglutide on the metabolic profile of obese T2D patients.Materials and methods: This is a prospective study involving 31 obese T2D patients followed at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases CHU IBN ROCHD from January 2018 to December 2022. The data analys...

Introduction: Werner syndrome is a rare genetic disease affecting the WRN gene, of autosomal recessive inheritance.Case-presentation: We report the case of a 34-year-old patient who presented with erectile dysfunction and asthenia. His brother underwent surgery for meningioma. He was also diagnosed with hypogonadism, suffered from bilateral cataract and diabetes, and died following acute Leukemia at the age of 35 years. Our patient is from a second-degre...