ESPE Abstracts

Background: Short stature and gonadal dysgenesis are the two characteristic clinical features of Turner syndrome (TS), but multiple systems may be affected.Aims: To evaluate TS prevalence in girls presenting with short stature; and to establish a correlation between karyotype and associated features.Subjects and methods: Retrospective study of all patients diagnosed with TS (December 2007–March 2013).Res...

Introduction: The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in childhood is challenging, because of the lack of a true gold standard and the relatively poor performance of available diagnostic testing. Many young children undergo unnecessary growth hormone stimulation tests (GHST).Objective: The aimof this study was to design and validate a predictive Score to diagnose children with GHD....