ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a lifelong condition associated with long term medical and psychosocial issues, which can adversely affect Quality of Life (QoL). There is paucity of high-grade evidence on health-related QoL in children and adolescents with CAH, with available studies being limited by small study samples. We conducted a systematic-review(SR) and meta-analysis(MA) to assess factors associated with health-related QoL among c...

Introduction: There is some evidence to suggest that the SARS-CoV-2 virus affects endocrine organs and metabolic processes. However much of the available evidence involves adults. We conducted a systematic review to summarise recent evidence on the effects of COVID-19 on the incidence and disease control of type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) among children and adolescents.Method: We conducted a literature search up to 05/03...

Introduction: There is limited data on endocrine manifestations of the COVID-19 pandemic in children/adolescents. We conducted a scoping review to summarize available evidence.Method: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases to identify studies on endocrine manifestations of COVID-19 in children/adolescents, published up to 31/03/2023 using pre-specified keywords, and perusing a...