ESPE Abstracts

Background: The nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is often presented as isolated premature pubarche in childhood. Definitive diagnosis is genetic.Objective and hypotheses: To describe patients diagnosed in our hospital, clinical signs and laboratory results that lead to genetic study. To analyze adult height.Method: Descriptive retrospective study of our population with genetic confirmation.Resu...

Background: Heterozygous alterations of SHOX and its regulatory region PAR1 are identified in approximately 70% of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis and 2–5% of idiopathic short stature cases. Identification of a SHOX mutation enables GH treatment to be offered to the patient.Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of seven patients with SHOX haploinsufficiency and their evolution.Method: Retrospective analysis of ...

Introduction: 2020 ESPE guidelines recommend early reevaluation in primary congenital hypothyroidism (PCH) with thyroid in situ (TIS) and with levothyroxine dose lower than 3 mg/kg/day.Materials and Methods: Our Congenital Hypothyroidism screening program determine TSH and TT4 in dried blood spot (DBS) at 48 hours of life. A second DBS (DBS2) is indicated when the first is positive. Multicenter retrospective study (05/2016-05/2020; 105...