ESPE Abstracts

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: Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a granulomatous dermatitis of unknown etiology with numerous associations, consisting of a single or multiple small lesions (of nodular or papular shape) with annular configuration, usually localized on dorsal surfaces of the feet or hands and over other bony prominences; it is clinically painless and not pruriginous. Granuloma annulare has rarely been reported in childhood, and its association with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D...

Introduction and aim: The education of the diabetic patients and their parents is an important phase of diabetic treatment. It is accepted in general that good control in diabetes is not possible without enough knowledge and experience about diabetes. In this study it is aimed to evaluate the relation between diabetic education levels of type 1 DM child/adolescent and parents and metabolic control.Material and method: The study included the patients and ...

Background: The GnRH analoques have been used to treat many diverse reproductive system disorders, including precocious puberty.Objective and hypotheses: The present study aims to investigate the effects of GnRH analogue (GnRHa) treatment on internal genitales of girls with central precocious puberty (CPP).Method: The study included 40 girls who were diagnosed as CPP and treated with GnRH analogue (leuprolide acetate, Lucrin depot<...

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is divided into two main groups as ‘permanent’ and ‘transient’. Diagnosis of transient hypothyroidism is important to avoid lifelong unnecessary therapy with its possible side effects.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to determine the rate of transient and permanent congenital hypothyroidism of the newborns referred to our clinic from the neonatal screening program in this study.</st...

Introduction: Maturity-onset diabetes of the youth (MODY), is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of diseases in the pancreatic β–cell that impair insulin secreation. It mostly caused by heterozygous mutations in one of 11 different genes associated with β–cell function. The aim of this study is detection of the distribution of both known and novel point mutations of these genes in Turkish population.Pati...

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: 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...

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...

Introduction and Aim: Adolescence is the period when the management and metabolic control of the disease are the most difficult in type 1 diabetes mellitus, and the adolescent and parents experience the most intense problems. Although there are studies showing that parental support positively affects glycemic control and treatment compliance, studies investigating the effect of parental monitoring on glycemic control are limited. In this study, it was aimed to...