ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease where pancreatic beta cells are destroyed, leading to insufficient insulin production. This condition is often associated with other immune and allergic disorders such as eosinophilic esophagitis, although the exact mechanisms linking these conditions are uncertain.Objectives: This case highlights the complexity of the interaction and potential overlaps betwee...

Introduction: Cushing's syndrome is a rare but serious condition in children. It is most often of iatrogenic origin, resulting from the prolonged use of glucocorticoids. It is responsible for increased cardiovascular mortality, highlighting the importance of recognizing and treating it. Cushing's syndrome due to topical application is a very rare cause, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present here three cases of iatrogenic Cushin...

Introduction: Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a relatively common cause of growth hormone deficiency and hypopituitarism, often diagnosed during the neonatal period or early childhood. Is a syndrome characterized by an absent or hypoplastic anterior pituitary gland, thin or absent infundibulum, and ectopic posterior pituitary location. The aimof this study is to describe the clinical and paraclinical aspects of PSIS.<stro...

Objectives: To study the status of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D, active form) in diabetic an non-diabetic children in comparison with that of Moroccan children who have immigrated to Italy.Material and Methods: 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured by chemiluminescence during the spring-summer season.Patients and Methods: Our cohort consisted of 25 subjects including 17 (9 Boy...

Introduction: Delayed puberty is defined as the absence of the development of sexual characteristics beyond the age of 14 for boys and 13 for girls. To better understand this pathology, we conducted a retrospective study over a period of 7 years; between 2013 and 2020, involving 11 patients with a delayed puberty, followed by a pediatric endocrinology consultation at the children’s hospital Ibn Sina in Rabat.Patients:</stro...

Introduction: Delayed puberty is defined as the absence of the development of sexual characteristics beyond the age of 14 for boys and 13 for girls. To better understand this pathology, we conducted a retrospective study over a period of 7 years; between 2013 and 2020, involving 11 patients with a delayed puberty, followed by a pediatric endocrinology consultation at the children’s hospital Ibn Sina in Rabat.Patients:</stro...

Objectives: This retrospective and descriptive study aim to study the frequency of children who have a pubertal delay and who are followed at the Department of Pediatrics II at the Children’s Hospital of Rabat. Materials and Methods: Among 1850 records collected, 24 patient records that meet the criteria for inclusion. A delay in the appearance of sexual characters: the lack of breast development after the age of 13.5 years in the girl and the lack of inc...

Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of chronic renal failure. Poor metabolic control exposes the patient to multiple chronic complications, the most serious of which is diabetic nephropathy. This complication is the leading cause of chronic renal failure.Aims: the main aimof our work is to assess the frequency of nephropathy in diabetic children and to study the impact of clinical parameters and metabolic control on microalbuminuri...