ESPE Abstracts

Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HH) is common in newborns. If hypoglycemia occurs after the first 48 hours following birth, it may be a sign of an underlying condition. We present the case of a baby girl born at 38 weeks of pregnancy, with good adaptation to extrauterine life and blood glucose of 60 mg/dl in the first days of birth. Approximately 2 days after discharge, she was addressed at the emergency unit because of food refusal for approximately 30 hours, with a blood suga...

Introduction: The nutritional status of a child is essential for the overall development and in particular for the statural growth. It was previously reported that growth hormone (GH) administration in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) could have a beneficial effect on body mass index (BMI) in both underweight and overweight children, suggesting a complex interplay between nutrition and growth. Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyze the influence of BMI on ...

Autosomal dominant cutis laxa type 3 (ADCL3) is a genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by poor pre- and postnatal growth and, rarely, by systemic impairment. The aetiology of short stature is incompletely known, some of these patients reaching normal final height. Less than 50 cases were reported in the literature. We report the case of a male patient 3.2 years old who presented for endocrinological evaluation of short stature. His medical history reveals congenita...

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is the most common pediatric endocrine cancer, constituting 0.5%–3% of all childhood malignancies. Cancer can be present in multinodular thyroid disease but the majority of malignant nodules are solitary. Thyroid malignancies in children are almost always well differentiated.Aim: Prevalence, clinical features, pathological profile and therapy of thyroid cancer in children.Patients and method: Retro...