ESPE Abstracts

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinological disorder of unclear etiopathogenesis characterized by hormonal and reproductive abnormalities which may coexist with metabolic disturbances.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the role of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) in etiopathogenesis of PCOS in adolescent girls. Additionally, we wished to investigate the relationship between BPA and metabolic parameters, insulin re...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), characterized by hyperandrojenemia, anovulatory periods and polycystic ovaries, is a disorder in which metabolic and reproductive abnormalities overlap. The etiopathogenesis is currently unclarified. Besides the evidence of genetic causes, environmental factors are considered to be involved in development of phenotype. Phthalates are widely used industrial chemicals and have several known untoward effects on human reproductive heal...

Background: Hypophosphatasia (HP) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by defective bone and tooth mineralization and caused by deficiency in the tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase gene (ALPL). The symptoms are remarkably variable in their clinical expression, and relate to numerous mutations in this gene.Aim: The purpose of this study was to document the clinical, biochemical and radiologic aspects of the th...

Objective: Dental plaque removal is an important factor in preventing periodontal diseases and caries. Tooth brushing remains the most reliable method of controlling dental plaque. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of plaque control performed with a battery powered and manual toothbrushes in over-weight adolescents.Materials and methods: The twenty two adolesents with over-weight were attended in this study. These patients were d...

Background: Contiguous gene syndromes are disorders caused by deletions of genes that are adjacent to one another. It is caused by partial deletion of Xp21, which includes the genes responsible for glycerol kinase deficiency, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and intellectual disability. We report the case of a 14-day-old patient with this rare disease.Case report: A 14-day-old newborn was referred to our clinic for scrotal...

Background: Severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is a very rare complication of childhood diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The exact mecanism is unclear but transient insulin deficiency may cause a decrease in the activity of lipoprotein lipase. We report a case of girl with DKA and HTG.Case report: A 14-year-old girl, previously healthy and nonobese, presented with DKA following two months malaise, two weeks of polyuria and polydipsia. She was found to have DK...

Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome (SWS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by bowing of the long bones and other skeletal anomalies, neuromuscular abnormalities, dysautonomic symptoms, and respiratory and feeding distress usually resulting in early death.We report a girl, aged 6 years, with SWS. We measured bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) with a densitometer (Hologic). The result is express...

Background: Increased glycaemic variability (GV) (short-term fluctuations in blood glucose level) is associated with increased oxidative stress, vascular complications and mortality in diabetic and prediabetic patients.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the relationship between GV and inflammatory markers in obese children with metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance (IR).Method: Fifty obese adolescents with insulin re...