ESPE Abstracts

Up to 20% of children have an underlying potential secondary cause for dyslipidemia. Frequently, the treatment of the underlying cause can lead to normalization of lipid profile.Case report: A 7.5-year-old girl patient presented to us with complaints of short stature, constipation since the age of 3, memory impairment, intolerance to cold, excessive drinking and urination in the last month, and weight loss. On physical examination, her w...

Background: Pituitary resistance to exogenous thyroxine (RETH) refers to persistently elevated serum TSH levels despite high/normal T4 concentrations in levothyroxine-treated patients. The underlying mechanisms and natural history of RETH in children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) are not well known.Objective: We aimed to describe the possible mechanisms and natural history of RETH in children with CH.<p class="...