ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Testicular regression syndrome (TRS) also called vanishing testes syndrome is a rare developmental disorder that represents less than 5% of cryptorchidism cases. It is characterized by the absence of one or both testicles with partial or complete absence of testicular tissue. TRS phenotypes are various depending on the extent and timing of the intrauterine accident during fetal sexual development.Material and Me...

Introduction: During this year, scientific research revolves around COVID-19, with so many unanswered queries in term of pathogenesis; complications, and mortality rate; in light of limited pediatric evidence. The close relation between COVID 19 and new-onset diabetes especially in children is still an unresolved issue. Our paper, exhibits an unique presentation of DKA misleading COVID 19 diagnosis at this ageCase presentation: A three-y...

Introduction: Precocious puberty is defined by the apparition of secondary sexual features before the age of 8 years in girls and 9.5 years in boys. Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from a premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The aim of this study is to review the clinical, etiologic and therapeutic features of this entity.Patients and methods: It is a descriptive retrospective study including 7 patien...

Keywords: Short stature, Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Silver-Russell syndrome, genetic syndromesIntroduction: Short stature is one of the major components of dysmorphic syndromes. Growth failure may be due to a wide variety of mechanisms, either related to the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor axis or to underlying unknown pathologies. At present, GH therapy is used in most syndromic disorders, al...

Introduction: The growing pandemic of type 1 diabetes is considered as an enormous multifactorial public health challenge in the world. Many targeted interventions should be provided to improve type 1 diabetes management especially during childhood and adolescence.The purpose of this study is to elucidate the epidemiological, clinical and management profile of type 1 diabetes in Moroccan children and adolescents followed up in t...

Key-words: Type 1 diabetes - growth abnormalitiesIntroduction: Autoimmune type 1 diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in children. Like any other chronic disease, it can affect their growth. The aim of our work was to describe the different growth abnormalities observed in type 1 diabetic patients followed-up in the department of Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutrition of Mohammed-VI University Hospital Center of Oujda, in the easte...