ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis or De Quervain’s Thyroiditis is a self-limited inflammatory thyroid disease that is considered to be caused by a viral infection. Its incidence during the first decade of life is extremely rare. During the acute phase of the disease which lasts 2 to 6 weeks, the inflammatory process results in a temporary release of thyroid hormone with biochemical hyperthyroidism with or without symptoms. This phase is followed by a period with failing ...

Background: Hyperglycaemia combined with hypertriglyceridaemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver, not directly related to Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM,) is a rather uncommon metabolic disorder in children, which often evades early and accurate diagnosis. Even though considerable progress has been made in identifying some of the genes involved, the molecular basis of conditions presenting with hypertriglyceridaemia, deranged liver function and insulin resistance ...