ESPE Abstracts

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heritable systemic disorder of bone and connective tissue. Acceptance of children and their family is associated with medical, growth, developmental conflicts, physical, social and emotional. The study about impact of OI in children’s quality of life is still limited. Aims is to analyze PedsQL score in OI children in Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya.Methode: This study is a cross sectional study held in pediatric endocrine...

Background: Ramadan fasting may influence metabolic control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Fructosamine is an accurate metabolic control in a short-term period. Comparison of fructosamine between intensive and conventional insulin regimen in T1DM children has not been widely studied.Objective: To compare fructosamine level between intensive and conventional insulin regimens during Ramadan Fasting in T1DM.Methods: Observational analyt...

Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus children are at risk to suffer from thyroid dysfunction. The association between thyroid stimulating hormone and hemoglobin A1c is still controversy.Objective: To determine the association between thyroid stimulating hormone and hemoglobin A1c in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus children.Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study from January - June 2017 in pediatric endocrine outpatient clinic dr So...

Background: Monogenic forms of diabetes are still rare and not well understood. Their prevalence accounting for 1–4% of pediatric diabetes cases. Several genes encoding proteins important to β-cell function or regulation have been identified that lead to monogenic diabetes. However, awareness of these conditions may be lacking, and screening for them genetically is not routinely undertaken due to lack facility.Objective: To report a case diagno...

Obesity is a common public health problem. Secondary complications are increasing with the increase in the prevalence of obesity. Studies on the effect of obesity on the urinary system in children continue and are limited. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between childhood obesity and lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) with metabolic and anthropometric measures. 400 obese children between 6 and 18 years of age who had a body mass index ≥95 per...

Introduction and Aim: Pubertal gynecomastia is the transient proliferation of glandular tissue in breasts of men without any endocrin pathology. Relatively higher levels of estrogen than plasma testosteron levels and imbalance between tissue estrogen and testosteron levels are considered to be important in pathogenesis. In this study it is aimed to determine the clinical and laboratory properties of our patients who were diagnosed as pubertal gynecomastia and compare with heal...

Background: Klinefelter Syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosome disorder in males caused by additional X chromosome. It is characterized by progressive testicular failure. KS patient usually have complete male sexual differentiation without genital ambiguity. The prevalence of KS is 1 in 660 males which only 10% are detected before or during puberty, and about two third so fall men with X-chromosome polyploidies fail to be identified during their lifetime.<p class=...

Background: Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital abnormality of the pituitary that is responsible for anterior pituitary deficiency. It is characterized by a classic triad of interrupted pituitary stalk, absent or ectopic posterior pituitary, and anterior pituitary hypoplasia or aplasia. Hypothalamic hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia and deficiency of anterior pituitary hormones are typical characteristics. Clinical presentation varies according t...

Introduction and Aim: Central puberty precocious (CPP) is defined as the development of secondary sex characters due to the activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis before the age of eight in girls. Premature telarche (PT) is defined as isolated breast development in girls without other findings of puberty. We aimed to evaluate the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings used in the differential diagnosis of PT and CPP....

Introduction and Aim: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. After being diagnosed with diabetes, the lives of both children and parents change dramatically. Managing the disease brings great responsibilities to the family and all family members need to change their daily routines. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of Type 1 diabetes on the family and the relationship between these effects and...