ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is a common condition and its association with disorders of sex development (DSD) is quite rare.Case report: We report four DS patients with DSD. Patient 1: 22 days old, undefined sex. 2.5 cm phallus, non-palpable gonads, and perineal urethra. Testosterone=332 ng/dl (at 1 mo), uterus on ultrasound, 47,XY +21 karyotype. A gonadoblastoma on the left gonad and a streak on the right. Dx – DSD Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis. Pa...

Introduction: McCune–Albright syndrome (MAS) is a genetic disorder characterized by constitutive activation of Gsα, resulting in excessive activity of multiple hormones. The most known clinical characteristics are the presence of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (FD), hyperpigmented skin spots, and gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty (PP). However, other endocrine manifestations can be found like hypophosphatemic rickets due to FGF-23-induced renal phosphate was...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is a condition in which large volumes of diluted urine are excreted due to vasopressin deficiency. In most patients, DI is caused by the destruction of neurons in the hypothalamus and the known causes include local inflammation or autoimmune aggression, vascular and infiltrative diseases, as well as compressive masses, trauma or midline cranial malformations. CDI caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a very rare condition.<...