ESPE Abstracts

Background: Micronutrients play a fundamental role not only in general health, but also in treatment and protection of various diseases. Selenium and iron are two of the five major elements, aside from vitamins, detected as anti-oxidant agents, widely used with the aim of preventing diseases.Objective and hypotheses: The purpose of this study is to evaluate serum levels of selenium and ferritin in acute infections of childhood.Meth...

Background: Obesity ignites numerous health and psychosocial problems and is associated with various comorbidities. BMI is also independently associated with improved risk for numerous kidney disorders. As renal length is considered a vital parameter in the clinical assessment of renal patients, normal renal length has to be defined in accordance to BMI. The aim of this study is to define normal kidney length in obese children, comparing ultrasound measurements of the kidney l...