ESPE Abstracts

Background: Multiple anterior pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) may present in the newborn period or in early infancy with hypoglycemia, prolonged cholestatic jaundice micropenis, undescended testes due to GH, ACTH, and LH deficiency. Central hypothyroidism is becoming manifest later, less severe than primary hypothyroidism, usually without intellectual impairment. A male patient was admitted to our clinic with severe short stature at the age of 2 years, born with normal len...

Background: Children born small for gestational age (SGA) are predisposed to metabolic abnormalities. While the therapeutic benefit of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy in improving height is widely recognised, it can affect carbohydrate metabolism, potentially inducing diabetes.Objective and hypotheses: This ongoing, prospective study aims to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of Omnitrope® (somatropin) in children ...