ESPE Abstracts

Background: Controversial data exist on the possibility that inhaled glucocorticoids (IGs) affect growth in children with mild-to-moderate asthma. The majority of these studies are short-term reports lacking long-term assessment until the achievement of final height (FH).Objectives: To assess whether IGs affect growth and FH in asthmatic children compared to controls.Methods: 113 asthmatic (57/56 (males/females)) were compared to 6...

Background: Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome has peculiar features associated to reduced lean body mass which could confer different metabolic characteristics.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to describe and to compare the metabolic profile in obese patients and obese Prader-Willi syndrome patients (OPWS) followed in a Pediatric Endocrinology outpatient clinic.Method: 45 obese and 22 OPWS patients between 8 and 20...

We present the case of a five-day female admitted to our Paediatric Unit due to TSH elevation (bTSH 303 mIU/L) on routine neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH). The patient was born at 38 weeks’ gestation by c-section presenting with adequate auxological parameters. Her mother suffered from Hashimoto’s disease, already diagnosed before pregnancy, and requiring Levo-thyroxine therapy (L-T4). Blood tests performed at five days of life revealed the pre...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to report on the frequency and describe the clinical characteristics of the ones diagnosed as thyroid cancer among all suspicious nodules diagnosed in the pediatric endocrinology department and to compare the findings with recent published literature.Methods: Retrospective study during the last 5 years. Patients aged <18 years, with suspected thyroid nodule malignancy, according t...

Introduction: Increased frequency of Grave’s disease (GD) has been reported both in adults and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To compare the frequency of GD prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Retrospective analysis of children diagnosed with GD over the last 13 years in our Department.Results: A total of 22 children (31.8% boys) with a mean age of 10.55...

Introduction: Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in contemporary societies with multiple comorbidities. Social stigma, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems are noted in youth with excess adiposity, and may persist for a long time. The aim of our study was to assess the alterations in cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health in children and adolescents with excess adiposity following the implementation of a multidi...

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in the pediatric and young adult population presents contradictory features: it shows higher rates of multifocal disease, local and distant metastasis, and recurrence compared to adults, yet the overall 5-year survival rate remains exceptionally high at 98-100%. In children, RET/PTC rearrangements are the major somatic genetic alterations that drive the formation of PTC. On the other hand, mutations in <...

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare genetic condition affecting bone and cartilage growth, primarily transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner. Characterised by the triad of clavicular hypoplasia, delayed closure of cranial sutures, and dental anomalies, CCD was first described in 1765, with its hereditary nature established in 1898. The condition is associated with mutations in the RUNX2 gene, which is important in osteoblastic differentiation. With a prevalence of 1:1,...

Introduction: Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant inherited, rare syndrome that occurs as a result of mutation in the PTPN11 gene. The most common mutation in Noonan syndrome occurs in the PTPN11 gene and characterized by short stature, developmental delay, congenital heart disease, renal anomalies, lymphatic malformations, distinctive facial features of NS: downslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthic folds, hypertelorism, low-set ears short neck, wi...

Objective: To evaluate the level of 25 (OH) D – vitamin in obese adolescents living in the South of Russia.Materials and method: We examined 20 obese adolescents with varying degrees of severity, aged 15.5±0.3 years, ten girls and boys. The comparison group consisted of ten healthy adolescents matched for age and sex. Obesity was calculated by BMI. Level of 25-(OH) D – vitamin was studied in the laboratory by ELISA (nmol/l). Furthermore, t...