ESPE Abstracts

Background: Testicular adrenal rest tumours (TART) are common cause of infertility in males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).Objective and hypotheses: Aim was to assess TART frequency and their impact on gonadal function in 46 children, adolescents and adult male patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) (24 salt wasting (SW), 14 simple vilirilizing, eight nonclassical) and four with 11-hydroxylase deficiency (11-OHD).<p class="abstex...

Background: Childhood obesity predisposes to metabolic disorders. Low grade inflammation of adipose tissue (AT) associated with macrophage infiltration may lead to metabolic complications. Two macrophage activation states M1 (pro-inflammatory) and M2 (anti-inflammatory) exist in AT with surface markers CD40 (M1), CD206 (M2) and CD163 (M2). M1 polarization correlates with metabolic complications.Objective and hypotheses: To study the expression of CD40, C...

Background: GH secretion increases physiologically during puberty and GH levels correlate with pubertal stage. Therefore, puberty is the most likely time for normalization of GH secretion in children with GHD. No studies have so far evaluated in children diagnosed as GH-deficient during childhood potential predictors of response to the reevaluation of GH secretion during puberty.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of our study is to establish and compare t...

Background: Final height (FH) in patients (pts) with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) is often under the genetic target, despite improvement of new therapeutic strategies.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to evaluate FH in a cohort of pts with CAH due to 21OHD diagnosed before and after newborn screening (NBS) era in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.Method: We evaluated final heigh...

Background: Diabetes education empowers children and adolescents with diabetes to acquire practical skills in problem-solving and goal-setting to improve self sufficiency. Our aim was to identify variables that have an the impact on diabetes control in terms of psychosocial wellbeing and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c).Objectives and hypotheses: To compare the level of understanding & knowledge of diabetes between three groups of diabetic children. ...

Background: Among autoimmune disorders, autoimmune thyroid diseases are the most prevalent pathologies associated with premature ovarian failure.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to investigate the ovarian function and reserve in euthyroid adolescents (TSH<2.5 mIU/l) diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT).Method: 30 adolescent girls (mean age 15.1±1.4 years) newly diagnosed as HT with presence of high thyroid antibodie...

Introduction: Granulosa cell tumors (GSTs) of ovary are very rare, usually large gonadic neoplasms arising from the mesenchyme and sex cords. The main clinical appearance of the juvenile GCTs is represented of signs of excessive estrogen (Precocious puberty - 75% of cases) or testosterone secretion (rare).Aim: To present the different clinical presentation and outcome in a case series of a rare tumor patients.<p clas...

Background: Binge-consuming disorder(BE) is mental ilness where people eats large amounts of food over a short period of time with associated negative psychological problems, but wihout the compensatory behaviors. Nowadays this illness is more common in obese children.Objective: To evaluate the frequency of compulsive overeating in children with obesity.Methods: We examined 148 chi...

Background: The incidence of Disorders of sex development (DSD) in Egypt was reported to be 1 in 3,000 live births. Late diagnosis, severe salt wasting with high morbidity and mortality, and inappropriate sex -assignment are challenging problems that constitute medical and social emergencies. Serum Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) and Inhibin B levels are possible tools for assessment of Sertoli cell function that can help early diagnosis of patients with suspecte...

Objectives: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is the most common thyroid abnormality in Down Syndrome (DS) children (25-60%); its etiology remains still not completely clarified. Aim of this prospective multicenter study was to evaluate prevalence and natural course of autoimmune and non-autoimmune SH in a large cohort of DS children and adolescents.Methods: The study population included 101 DS patients with SH (TSH 5-...