ESPE Abstracts

Background: Ramadan is the holy month of fasting for Muslims. New evolving technology in the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) had encouraged Muslim diabetics to pursuit the practice of fasting. There are limited data on fasting of children and adolescence with T1DM during the holy month.Objective and hypotheses: Our aim is to investigate the ability, effect and safety of children and adolescence with T1DM to fast the Holy Month of Ramadan 2014.<p ...

Background: Child Obesity is a major health problem. It is mainly due to a high diet and low physical activity. In some cases, they may be due to genetic causes. It must be detected and treated precociously due to an increased risk of early onset of diseases, including diabetes and heart disease.Objective and hypotheses: Search the frequency, clinical and etiological characteristics of obesity in children and adolescents.Method: Th...

Background: Small gestational age (SGA) is defined by a small size and/or a birth weight <−2 DS/standards for the term of pregnancy. Most of these children catch up to their size in the first 2 years of life. Only 10% of them will stay with a size of <−2 DS. These children may benefit from treatment with GH, which improves their stature prognosis.Objective and hypotheses: Study the final height of children with IUGR have reached adult...

Background: The hyperandrogenism in the teenager is a frequent reason for consultation. It poses diagnostic problems and sometimes therapeutic ones.Objective and hypotheses: Search of the incidence and aetiology of hyperandrogenism in children and adolescent.Method: This is a retrospective study of patients hospitalized for exploration of hyperandrogenism. 14 patients was for collected, all underwent to a profound clinical examinat...

Background: Delayed puberty in girls is evoked at the absence of breast development after the age of 13 years. It is relatively rare and must look contrary to the boy an organic cause.Objective and hypotheses: Search the frequency and aetiology of delayed puberty in girls.Method: This is a retrospective study of patients consulting for delayed puberty and collected in 5 years. The of patients was compared to the number of delayed p...

Background: The thyroid disorders in children and adolescents are varied. They are dominated by frequent malignant tumour lesions and goitres represented by Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in adolescence. They are characterized by several clinical forms.Objective and hypotheses: To study the clinical and aetiological characteristics of thyroid disease in children and adolescents.Method: This is a retrospective...

Background: Trisomy 21 is a chromosomal abnormality that predisposes to autoimmune diseases. Among them the thyroid dysfunction is frequently observed.Objective and hypotheses: Study the various thyroid diseases in trisomy 21 patients and their therapeutic management.Method: This is a retrospective study of 50 cases of Down syndrome children with thyroid disease, collected over a period of 9 years (2006–2015). All children und...

Background: The hypothyroidism is defined by an elevated TSH with normal fT4 and the absence of symptoms of hormonal deficiency. In children and adolescents, it is mainly due to chronic thyroiditis or radiotherapy for cervical cancer.Objective and hypotheses: Assess clinical, etiological and evolutionary characteristics of subclinical hypothyroidism in children and adolescents.Method: This is a retrospective and prospect...

Isolated hypoaldosteronism is a rare cause of salt wasting in infancy and may be life-threatening, especially in the newborn. Isolated aldosterone deficiency results from loss of activity of aldosterone synthase encoded by CYP 11B2 gene. We reported the case of a newborn, who presented at the age of 4 weeks with severe dehydration, vomiting and hypotonia. Blood investigations showed severe hyponatremia, hyperkaliemia and metabolic acidosis. The familial history revealed a firs...

Introduction: Since its introduction in the 1970s, insulin pump therapy became more and more recommended in patients with type 1 diabetes, in order to achieve and maintain an optimal glycemic control, by mimicking the physiological release of insulin through continuous infusion. The aim of our study was to determine the effectiveness of insulin pump therapy in improving the metabolic control in children with type 1 diabetes.Patients and ...