ESPE Abstracts

Background: Adrenocortical tumors in childhood represent very rare about 0.2% of all pediatric malignancies. Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is characterized by clinical features caused by autonomous excessive glucocorticoid production from adrenal cortex. In ACTH-independent CS, the most common cause is unilateral cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenoma.Objective and hypotheses: Fifteen months old girl was admitted with gradually gain weight, pubarche, a...

Introduction: With the development and use of automated insulin delivery (AID) technologies like Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop (AHCL or Minimed 780G) system, it becomes possible to achieve tighter glycemic control. A new parameter called “Time in Tight Range” (TITR, 70-140 mg/dL) has been proposed to evaluate glycemic control in the latest consensus on the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data in diabetes research. This study aims to assess...

Aim: Quail egg (QE) consumption became popular among children for alleged health benefits. Based on our observation of premature thelarche (PT) in a few children who consumed QE, we investigated the relationship between QE and puberty by a clinical and an experimental studies.Method: In the clinical study, a questionaire was used to compare the frequency and amount of QE consumption (between 55 girls with PT (n ...