ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome (OPPG) is a rare autosomal recessive disease which is caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene and is characterized by severe early – onset osteoporosis and vitreoretinal complications leading to blindness by young adulthood.Case presentation: We present a case of an 8 years old boy, who was initially referred to our d...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has been recognized by the WHO as a global epidemic and a major public health problem. Greece, is one of the main countries in Europe where the problem of childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This rise can be attributed to dietary and physical activity risk factors. Recently, there has been a need for a detailed recording and assessment of the lifestyle habits of children and adolescents receiving personal...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is a major problem with many adverse consequences in public health due to its increasing prevalence, as well as the burden on the health system. Recently, the need to find effective intervention and prevention strategies for the management of obesity has led to the development of e-health technologies, which record behavioral data objectively and correlate them with factors that increase body mass index (BMI)....

Introduction: Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging contemporary public health problems. Children and adolescents with obesity experience multiple psychosocial difficulties, such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems. Psychosocial problems noted in youngsters with excess adiposity persist for a long time. The aim of our study was to assess mental health symptoms in overweight and obese children and adolescents before and a...

Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is a rare pediatric disorder. The classic form occurs in 1:15,000 births worldwide. Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare bone disease occurring in 1 in 15,000 to 20,000 births. Cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is of the commonest food allergies in early life. Our case presents the co existence of the abovementioned entities in a patient.Case report:</str...

Introduction: ROHHAD syndrome (Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypoventilation, hypothalamic and autonomic dysregulation) is a rare and complex disease with potential fatal outcome. To this day there have been 158 cases reported in the literature while whole exome sequencing has not yet revealed any responsible genes. It usually presents at the age of 2-4 years and the diagnosis is based on the following criteria: 1) rapidly progressive obesity that develops at the a...

Recent evidence suggests increase of Precocious Puberty (PP) after the Covid-19 pandemic; however, there are no data from Greece in the literature. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was an increase in the incidence of PP, during the pandemic period, in Northwest Greece (Ioannina) and Crete (Heraklion). A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed, in pediatric patients assessed in Pediatric Endocrinology outpatient clinics in Ioan...

Background: Obesity in adolescence represents a major health problem of our century owing to its epidemic proportions and the associated morbidity and mortality in adult life. In Greece, 41% of adolescents are overweight or obese.Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, personalized management plan at reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolesc...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is often associated with dyslipidemia, hypertension, insulin resistance, inflammation, and disturbances in adipocytokine secretion, which lead to endothelial dysfunction and the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Aim: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among obese children and adolescents attending our out-patient childhood obesity cl...

Background: Increased frequency of VDD/I has been found in warmer countries over the last years.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate the response to vitamin D treatment in VDD/I among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Method: Total 25OHvitamin D levels (VDL) were measured in 76 consecutive children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (36 males, mean age (S.D.) 13.6 (5.09) years, median disease duration ...