ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: We try to analyze the prediction capacity of variable factors to diagnose adrenal insufficiency.Methods: We analyzed clinical and laboratory data of 22 children (Male =13) who have been checked regular dose ACTH stimulation test for suspected symptoms after HSCT (Lymphoid leukemia=5, Myeloid leukemia=9, Non-malignant=8) at the Catholic HSCT center from Feb 2013 to Feb 2017 at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. A normal response of ACTH stimulation ...

Purpose: To investigate the overall prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) following childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment and examine the association of VF with growth trajectory and insulin-like growth factorsMethods: Children (n = 172; 59.3 % male) diagnosed with ALL at age between 2 and 18 years were assessed for VF by screening the lateral thoracolumbar spine radiographs (Genant’s semi-quantitative met...