ESPE Abstracts

Background: Secondary diabetes in children, often rising from the treatment of the primary disease. However, not enough attention has been paid. We analyze the cases of secondary diabetes in children identified from 2002 to 2010 in our hospital for the frequency and clinical features, so as to gain a better understanding of the disease.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the prevalence and association factors of secondary diabetes in Chinese hospita...

Background: Sitosterolemia (STSL) is an extremely rare genetic disease. Xanthomas as the first symptom is frequently misinterpreted as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in children. Inappropriate treatment may deteriorate the condition.Objectives: The goal of this study was to summarize the clinical characteristics of children with STSL who had xanthomas as their first symptom and to provide clues for early clinical dia...