ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is less common in boys than girls; very little data is reported on long-term effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment in boys with CPP. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of treatment with GnRHa on adult height (AH) and body mass index (BMI) in boys with idiopathic CPP.Subjects and Methods: In 18 boys with confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic C...

Purpose: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is less common in boys than girls; very little data is reported on effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment in boys with CPP. The aim of the study was to evaluate growth changes in boys with CPP and early puberty (EP) treated with GnRHa therapy for 1 year.Subjects and Methods: In 60 (39 CPP and 21 EP) boys with confirmed diagnosis of CPP and EP, auxological (height, height standard deviat...

Introduction: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare autosomal recessive or dominant genetic disorder characterized by the abnormal development of bones and teeth and deficiency of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity. These abnormalities occur due to defective mineralization, the process by which bones and teeth take up minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. The specific symptoms can vary greatly from one person to another, sometimes even among membe...

Purpose: Small for gestational age(SGA)babies at increased risk of growth retardation. This is very important issues for them but lacks attention. So we hope this study deserves better guidance. The objectives of this paper is to illustrate the importance of this critical issues and to outline growth prognosis at the beginning of adolescence of female and male babies born small for gestational age(SGA) in comparision to controls born appropriate for gestationa...

Purpose: Childhood obesity epidemic leads an interest of pre-stage of hypertension; higher/elevated blood pressure (BP) status which BP numbers are lower than the criteria for diagnosing hypertension. In 2017, the clinical practice guidelines for pediatric BP management were published separately by Endocrine Society (ES) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The aims of this study are to evaluate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (EBP) including hy...

Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is very common nowadays in children as well as in adults, probably due to decreased exposure to sunlight. COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closure and decreased outdoor activity in children, which lead to lower chance for exposure to sunlight. It was reported that the higher level of visceral fat was associated with the lower vitamin D levels in children. The aim of this study is whether body mass index (BMI) affect seru...

Background: Hypothyroidsim is known to be associated with liver function, cholesterol and some hormone levels including GH. But, there are fewer reports about the gonadotropin levels in thyroid dysfunction.Objectives and hypotheses: We report here some interesting laboratory findings in a 19.24-year-old severe short stature female case of ectopic thyroid.Methods: Laboratory investigations including the combined anterior pituitary f...

Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in pediatric population. Since low compliance may inhibit appropriate vitamin D supplementation in daily dosing regimen, intermittent high dose administration may be considered. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of monthly administration of oral cholecalciferol compared with daily dosing regimen in adolescents with vitamin D deficiency.Methods: This retrospective s...

Purpose: Adrenal neoplasms (ANs) are rare endocrine neoplasms in children, and etiopathogenesis and prognosis of pediatric ANs remain obscure. This study investigated clinical features, histopathological features, genetic etiologies and prognosis of ANs.Methods: This study included 33 ANs patients diagnosed from March 1997 to April 2021. Clinical features and endocrine findings were collected by retrospective medical cha...

Background: The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is significantly associated with the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is a reliable insulin resistance (IR) surrogate marker. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) has been commonly used to reflect liver inflammation and liver damage in patients with chronic liver diseases, including NAFLD. Transient elastography (TE) uses pulsed echo ultrasound to measure the hardness of the liver, showing exce...