ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Glycogenic hepatopathy (GH) is a rare diabetic complication that induces hepatomegaly and elevated transaminases, which can often appear in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) with poor glycemic control. GH appears when excess glycogen accumulates in the liver through continued hyperglycemia with intensive insulin therapy. We show a pediatric case of recurrent GH due to poor glucose controlled with complicated family environment and mildly intellectu...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is established based on the presence or absence of characteristic facial features, prenatal/postnatal growth deficiency (height and/or weight < 10th percentile), deficient brain growth, neurobehavioral impairment, and maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. There have been no reports of growth hormone (GH) treatment in FAS; therefore, we report a case of GH treatment on FAS for small for gestational (SGA) short stature. The patient was a ...

Introduction: Polydipsia and polyuria are one of the common chief complaints in the field of pediatric endocrinology. The differential diagnosis of polydipsia and polyuria are various diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM), central diabetes insipidus (CDI), and primary polydipsia (PP). Although DM is not difficult to diagnose, between DI and PP is sometimes difficult.Aim: The objective of our study is to reveal the in...