ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Hereditary causes of rickets often take longer to be diagnosed because they are not very frequent. 1α-hydroxylase alteration is the most frequent vitamin D-dependent rickets. A delay in the treatment associated to a late diagnosis generates an abrupt parathormone deficiency. When initiating treatment, these patients have a risk of hungry bone syndrome.Case: 2-year-8-month-old male patient, with a history of psychomotor...

Background: Mauriac Syndrome (MS) is currently an extremely rare complication in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). It is characterized by the triad: poor metabolic control, dwarfism and hepatomegaly. Other findings are elevated transaminases, dyslipidemia, cushingoid features and delayed puberty.Case: Male patient with DM1 since 5 years age. Coinciding with a family breakdown, from the age of 7 his metabolic control deteriorated significan...