Faten Hadjkacem

Assessment of Magnesium Status in Type 2 Diabetes: Relation with Glycemic Control and Chronic Complications

Faten Hadjkacem, Hamdi Frikha, Khouloud Boujelbene, Feriel Ellouze, Rim Marrakchi, Kamel Jammoussi & Mohamed Abid · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2022

Background and Aim: Magnesium (Mg) deficiency has been frequently associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The purpose of this study was to evaluate Mg status in patients with T2DM using an intravenous Mg load test and to determine a correlation between Mg deficiency, gly...

Open access Research Article

Atypical Presentation of Conn’s Syndrome

Faten Hadjkacem, Khouloud Boujelben, Houcine Bouchaala, Omar Kammoun, Ibrahim Mejdoub, Ayedi Lobna, Zghal Mouna, Mohamed amine Mseddi, Mourad Hadjslimen & Mohamed Abid · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2021

Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of secondary hypertension, arising from aldosterone-producing adenomas. It mostly presents with resistant hypertension, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, secondary to excess secretion of aldosterone and a suppressed plasma renin act...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i133