ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) is an X linked disorder – mutation of monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) gene. It leads to a severe psychomotor retardation, significant hypotonia of the skeletal muscles, spastic or dystonic quadriplegia. MCT-8 is responsible for the uptake of T3 by neurons of CNS. AHDS is characterized by increased T3 concentration, increased T3 / T4 ratio, TSH not depressed, even slightly elevated levels. Because of impossibility f...

Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a disorder, leading to hyperandrogenaemia in the period of organogenesis of external genitalia, resulting in the disorders of sex development(DSD) in 46XX patients where external and internal genitalia do not correspond to each other. The aim of current work is to show the barriers and challenges in a 46XX patient in choosing the sex for up-bringing the child.Case presentation:<...

Background: Practicing as a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Armenia means living in a middle- to low-income country with semi-closed borders associated with war and conflicts. There are therefore fewer opportunities to attend educational events or training at highly rated hospitals worldwide to improve knowledge and skills on pediatric endocrinology. In April 2023 the Endocrine Society of Pediatric Endocrinologists (ESPE) held the ESPE Caucasus & Central Asia...

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disorder, which occurs mostly among children and adolescents. Armenia is a middle-low income country, where pediatric diabetic care is given centralized in three main centers. The 85-90% of diabetic children and adolescents are followed in the university hospital. During Covid-19 pandemic Armenia was under either lockdown or strict restrictions. The purpose of the current study is to assess the dynam...

Background: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a disorder affecting children's linear growth and leading to short stature without initiation of treatment with growth hormone (GH). Administration of GH has been shown to be safe and effective to increase children's final height in GHD. It is important to start the treatment as early as the GHD is diagnosed. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the growth velocity and height standard deviat...

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with congenital errors of steroid biosynthesis in the adrenal glands. The prevalence of CAH is estimated to be 1:10.000-20.000 for classic and 1:200-1.000 for non-classic types in Europe. In the Caucasus & Central Asia (C&CA), the prevalence is unknown. A delayed diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of neonatal morbidity/mortality, whereas early d...