ESPE Abstracts

Background: Ganglioneuromas (GN) are rare benign tumours arising from the neural crest cells and it is equally rare to find them arising from the adrenal gland. We report a case of a 10-year old boy with an incidentally identified adrenal GN.Case report: A 10-year old boy had presented with the complaints of excessive weight gain noticed by the parents since the age of 2 years. There were no other complaints except for sleep apnea. A strong genetic histo...

Small for gestational age (SGA) is an important cause of short stature in developing countries like India.Results: 97 children between 2-4 yrs of age who were born SGA were studied over six months and those whose height was below the third percentile on WHO growth charts were classified as short.The inter-group statistical comparison of distribution of categorical variables were tested using Chi-Square test and int...

Objectives: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a dreaded complication and due to a paucity of studies on Paediatric DKA from India, we studied its clinical profile and outcome over the last 03 years.Methods: A retrospective chart review was used to obtain demographics, clinical presentation and various laboratory parameters on presentation of DKA in children less than 12 years of age.Results: See Tables 1–3.<table boarder="1" ...