ESPE Abstracts

Background: Mitochondrial disease is an uncommon cause of diabetes mellitus and hypoparathyroidism in children. Coexistence of these two endocrinopathies in a child with mitochondrial disease is extremely rare.Case report: An 11-year-old girl was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus due to a blood glucose of 300 mg/dl. Simultaneous C-peptide and insulin were very low, however anti-GAD, anti-islet cell and anti-insulin antibodies were negative. HbA1c w...

Introduction and Purpose: The appearance of secondary sex characteristics 2-2.5 standard deviation score (SDS) earlier than the expected age is defined as precocious puberty. Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in recent years. GnRH stimulation test is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of precocious puberty. Our study aims to determine possible differences in responses according to body mass index in female patients ...