ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type 0 and growth hormone (GH) deficiency cause ketotic hypoglycemia via diverse mechanisms and are not known to be associatedCase Report: 10 years old girl presented with recurrent fasting ketotic hypoglycemia, with short stature (HSD: - 4 SDS), with Tanner stage 1, golden sample revealed glucose 42 mg /dL, low insulin and low GH, cortisol and free thyroxine levels were norma...

Introduction: Thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria is a growing process and maybe manifested before concomitant with, or several years after the appearance of the urticaria. The association of chronic urticaria with autoimmune thyroid disease has frequently been reported in adults. Limited cases have been reported in children.Case Report: Here we describe an eleven years old girl. Who was born to non-consanguineous ...

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition marked by immune-mediated inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, significantly affecting bone growth and bone mineral density (BMD).Objective: This study aims to evaluate BMD in pediatric patients with IBD.Methods: The study involved thirty children diagnosed with IBD attending the Alexandria University Childr...

Background: Early onset obesity in children is a multifactorial disorder with significant genetic underpinnings. This research focuses on identifying and characterizing the genetic variants associated with this condition.Objective: To identify genetic variants associated with early onset obesity in children. Subjects and Methods: This study was carried out on 1,540 children diagnos...