ESPE Abstracts

Background: Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) is characterized by utero-vaginal atresia in patients with a normal female phenotype and 46, XX karyotype. Various anomalies may accompany MRKH. The number of cases with accompanying hyperandrogenemia is limited.Case presentation: We describe a combination of Mullerian agenesis and hyperandrogenemia (total testosterone level 0.85 ng/ml) in a patient presenting with primary amenorrhea and mild hir...

Background: The risk of pancreatitis increases when triglyceride levels rise above 1 000 mg/dl. This requires particular attention in subjects with type 2 diabetes, which is accompanied by elevated triglyceride levels in one in every two patients. Apheresis, a treatment option in pancreatitis developing secondary to hypertriglyceridemia, is expensive and not available in every centre. Another option, heparin administration, may result in rebound hypertriglyceridaemia. Thirdly,...

Background: Graves’ disease is a rare autoimmune thyroid disease that characterized by hyperthyroidism, diffuse goitre and ophthalmopathy. It generally involved both lobes of the thyroid, unilateral involvement was rare.Case report: A 18 year old girl presented with weakness, alopecia, menstruel irregularity. In physical examination moist skin, increased pulse rate (116/min) and enlargement of the right lobe of the thyroid was determined. Her blood ...

Aim: This study aimed to investigate retrospectively the demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients followed up for hypothyroidism and to determine the insidance of persistent hypothyroidism.Materials and Methods: A total of 209 patients with hypothyroidism were included retrospectively in this study. Demographic data, clinical features, laboratory results, thyroid volume, follow-up time, treatment drug were recorded. These patients were divid...

Objective: Vitamin D plays an important role in hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease risk, and glucose/insulin metabolism. The aim of this study is; to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and metabolic profiles of children with T1DM, atherogenic index, and cardiovascular disease risk.Materials and Methods: T1DM patients were included in the study retrospectively. Anthropometric and clinical measurements, biochem...

Aim: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is the most important skin complication of obesity. In our study, the relationship of acanthosis nigricans and vitamin D levels was evaluated in children.Methods: Obese children aged between 6 and 18 years old, who were examined in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinic, were included. The patients’ anthropometric measurements and laboratory results and vitamin D levels were rec...

Aim: Thyroid hormones are necessary for neurological and psychological well-being in addition to normal growth and development in children and adolescents. Hashimoto thyroiditis is the most common cause of goiter and acquired hypothyroidism and Graves’ disease is the main cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. These two diseases are evaluated in the group of autoimmune thyroid diseases and will be evaluated because of their frequent occurrence in childhood ...

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum myostatin levels and metabolic parameters in children with insulin dependent (Type 1) diabetes mellitus and to show the relationship with sarcopenia in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.Methods: Forty -four patients aged between 8 and 16 years, and 45 control patients were enrolled in the study. Anthropometric measurements and laboratory analy...

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of GH deficiency(GHD) in children are different between countries, and even among centres in the same country.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate current practices in diagnosis and treatment of GHD in the process of preparing the new consensus on GHD by Turkish Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.Method: A questionnaire was sent out to all paediatric endocrinology centres.<p cl...

Background: Turner syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal disorders and is seen in 1:2500 female live births. The disease manifests with various clinical features and can be classified according to karyotype as monosomy, mosaicism, numeric, and structural abnormalities.Objective and hypotheses: Patients with Turner syndrome have complicated with various manifestations congenital or acquired. In this study we aimed to emphasise the importance of a...