ESPE Abstracts

Background: Severe hypertriglyceridemia, defined as triglyceride concentration greater than 11.2 mmol/L, predisposes to acute pancreatitis, a serious complication with mortality rate as high as 6.5% in children (1).Our case highlights the use of insulin infusion to rapidly lower the triglyceride level and the long term management in a young infant with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency.<stro...

Introduction: Osteoporosis is well described among children with rheumatological conditions. Data on the specific bone deficits and microarchitectural alterations in this group of children are limited. This study aimed to assess the bone microarchitectural alterations in children with rheumatological conditions on long-term glucocorticoids using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT).Methods:</stron...