ESPE Abstracts

Backgound: Alopecia areata (AA) or Alopecia Totalis (AT) is an autoimmune disease directed at the hair follicle, either limited to patchy hair loss over the scalp (focalis), or as total loss of scalp hair (totalis) or as total loss of both scalp and body hair (universalis). Management can be challenging, and despite multiple treatment modalities, no therapy still stands. While localized AA may respond well to topical corticosteroids, many patients require more aggressive secon...

Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in Greece in the last decades, and more than 30% of children and adolescents are currently overweight or obese. Obesity is associated with decreased circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, which might predispose to metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Objective and hypotheses: To determine serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and their relationship to ca...

Background: VRS-317, a novel fusion protein of rhGH, was safe and well tolerated in single dose studies of adults and children with growth harmone deficiency (GHD).Objectives: Conduct a 6-month study to determine the safety, tolerability, height velocity and IGF1 response in GHD children.Methods: 64 subjects were randomized into three arms to evaluate monthly, semi-monthly and weekly dosing.Results: At VRS-31...

Background: Mutations in the RET gene have been described in subjects with multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2A). MEN 2A is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by tumors of the C cells of the thyroid, adrenal medulla and parathyroid glands. Patients develop either C-cell hyperplasia or medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and in some cases hyperparathyroidism.Objective/Method: To descr...

Introduction: The identification of obese patients with increased susceptibility and risk for glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes requires an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Reference values for Body mass index (BMI) and Tri-Ponderal mass index (TMI) according to age and sex of healthy children in Spain without malnutrition or obesity have recently been published (*). TMI values remain very uniform in both boys and girls from the age of 8 to 18 years, ...

Background/Aim: Maternal primary adrenal insufficiency, has been infrequently described during pregnancy, due to its rarity. Based on the existing literature, maternal hormone deficiency influences pregnancy and has an impact on mother and fetus/neonate, with only a few studies emphasizing on the respective outcomes. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the impact of maternal corticosteroid deficiency during pregnancy on the fetu...

Background: Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure has been considered a potential environmental toxicant, which may influence endocrine and other functions, while population awareness remains limited. In an earlier study, we demonstrated that EMF alters the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in children using a 3G mobile telephone.Aim: To screen and compare the motives, knowledge and status of electromagnetic field expos...

This present study investigates the impact of a common environmental hazard, the radiofrequency fields (RF), such as those regarding cell phones, cell phone base stations, wi-fi, portable phones (DECT), etc., as close to the body sources of exposure, on endocrine function. This is of importance, particularly for developing children, that have been and are exposed to this potential hazard. We performed analyses on endocrine assessments regarding stress, thyroid hand reproductiv...

Introduction: Exercise has pleiotropic positive effects for children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). It improves glycemic control, daily insulin requirements, quality-of-life, morbidity and mortality rate. Leptin and adiponectin are adipocytokines produced by adipose tissue cells. Adiponectin is anti-atherogenic, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory, whereas leptin induces insulin resistance, has thermoregulatory properties and is pro-inflammatory.<...

Introduction: Osteopetrosis (OP) is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by abnormal osteoclast function resulting in dense bones and marrow failure. The only definitive cure for OP is stem cell transplantation (SCT). Hypercalcemia is a well described complication in children with OP undergoing SCT. This study describes the calcium profile and treatment modalities used to maintain normocalcemia in children with OP undergoing SCT.<p class="abstext"...