ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Mutations of the GKN gene are the most common cause of Mody diabetes. MODY II typically results in mildly elevated fasting blood sugar, without noticeable diabetes, maintaining good metabolic control without treatment.Clinical case: A 4.5 years old female infant, was referred due to presenting polyuria, polydipsia and fasting hyperglycemia of 126–130 mg/dl and 2 hours post-intake blood glucose level of 150–220 mg/dl. She was born ...

Background: Fatty liver disease is diagnosed increasingly in obese children, which pathophysiology remains unexplained. Risk factors as insulin resistance, evolution of steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia, should be taken into consideration in its development.Objective and hypotheses: To analyse the prevalence of hepatic steatosis identified by ultrasound, as well as features and anthropometric data in our population divided into 2 groups: with steatosis ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in childhood is a highly prevalent disease, with incidence oscillating around 17.6/100000. However, incidence is higher in some communities (25.5/100,000), as it is in the case that concerns us. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a complication usually recorded in 25–40% of cases but has been as high as 55% in studies of children under 5 years old. (T1DM) is an associated autoimmune disease to other precursor autoimmune pathologies.<p class="abstext...