ESPE Abstracts

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and microvascular complications like retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy in long term. Nailfold video capillaroscopy (NVC) is a non-invasive method used to examine the microcirculation in the skin. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the microvascular structure in T1D with NVC, observe capillaroscopic alterations, and reveal the relationship of capillaroscopic abnormalities with g...

Background: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary periodic fever syndrome in Turkey. The effects of FMF on growth and puberty characteristics have yet to be investigated. This study aims to describe the features of children with FMF in terms of growth and puberty and compare them with healthy children.Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the clinical and laboratory records of 140 FMF-diag...

Background: In early-onset obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular problems like insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome start early in life. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between metabolic and microvascular abnormalities in children with early-onset severe obesity using a non-invasive method, nailfold video capillaroscopy (NVC).Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 27 pat...