ESPE Abstracts

Background: Transient neonatal adrenal dysfunction is reported in association with antiretroviral therapy with Lopinavir and Ritonavir. Other drugs have not been tested.Objective and hypotheses: We report on a preterm girl, born 26 weeks gestation, with elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) at newborn screening. During pregnancy the mother was treated for HIV with Atripla (Efavirenz, Tenofovir, Emtricitabin) and viral load was suppressed. Furthermore t...

Background: CFRD is a unique subtype of diabetes mellitus, distinct from type 1 and type 2, harbouring β-cell dysfunction and β-cell loss and insulin resistance. Modulator therapies directly target the underlying defect of CF, modulating or correcting the function of the CFTR gene (mutation-specific). Few studies investigated the effect of modulators on CFRD and glucose metabolism. We performed an observational study on the short-term effects of the ...