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Pseudotumor cerebri in patient on leuprolide acetate for central precocious puberty
Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) are well established as a standard of care for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP) worldwide. While numerous delivery systems and routes of adminis... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - December 3, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Anjumanara Anver Omar, Godfrey Nyaga and Lucy N Wainaina Mungai Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Fanconi Bickel syndrome: clinical phenotypes and genetics in a cohort of Sudanese children
Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS) is a rare condition of carbohydrate metabolism, caused by a recessive defect in the facilitative glucose transporter GLUT2 encoded by the SLC2A2 gene and characterized by a wide spec... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - November 23, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Salwa A. Musa, Areej A. Ibrahim, Samar S. Hassan, Matthew B Johnson, Asmahan T. Basheer, Ali M. Arabi and Mohamed A. Abdullah Tags: Research Source Type: research

Outcomes in children treated with growth hormone for Prader-Willi syndrome: data from the ANSWER Program ® and NordiNet® International Outcome Study
Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is common in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and leads to short adult stature. The current study assessed clinical outcomes based on real-world observational data in pe... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - November 10, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Moris Angulo, M. Jennifer Abuzzahab, Alberto Pietropoli, Vlady Ostrow, Nicky Kelepouris and Maithe Tauber Tags: Research Source Type: research

Height outcomes in children with growth hormone deficiency and idiopathic short stature treated concomitantly with growth hormone and aromatase inhibitor therapy: data from the ANSWER program
Treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) or idiopathic short stature (ISS) using GH is only effective for bone growth prior to epiphyseal fusion. Aromatase inhibitor therapy (AIT) blocks estr... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - October 6, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Bradley S. Miller, Judith Ross and Vlady Ostrow Tags: Research Source Type: research

Klinefelter syndrome and germ cell tumors: review of the literature
The most common presentation of Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is infertility and features of hypogonadism. Currently no consensus exists on the risk of malignancy in this syndrome. Several case reports show an inc... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - September 30, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Kimberley Bonouvrie, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch and Machiel van den Akker Tags: Review Source Type: research

Undervirilized male infant with in utero exposure to maternal use of high dose antifungal therapy
Antifungals act on fungal sterols structurally similar to human cholesterol. Ketoconazole reversibly suppresses steroidogenesis by inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes and interferes with dihydrotestosterone (DH... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - September 9, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Jasmine Gujral, Gertrude Costin, Divya Khurana, Mabel Yau, Elizabeth Wallach, Christopher J. Romero, Meredith Wilkes, Swathi Sethuram and Robert Rapaport Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Case report: contradictory genetics and imaging in focal congenital hyperinsulinism reinforces the need for pancreatic biopsy
Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) is an important cause of severe hypoglycaemia in infancy due to excessive, dysregulated insulin secretion. In focal CHI, a localised lesion within the pancreas hypersecretes in... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - August 31, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Daphne Yau, Ria Marwaha, Klaus Mohnike, Rakesh Sajjan, Susann Empting, Ross J. Craigie, Mark J. Dunne, Maria Salomon-Estebanez and Indraneel Banerjee Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease in an 8-year old girl with Acrodysostosis type 1 on growth hormone therapy: case report
Acrodyostosis type 1 (ACRDYS1) is a rare skeletal dysplasia, and sometimes it can be misdiagnosed as pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A (PHP1A), a subtype of Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO), due to over... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - August 7, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Whei Ying Lim, Emily L. Germain-Lee and Nancy S. Dunbar Tags: Case report Source Type: research

A synchronous papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as a large toxic nodule in a female adolescent
We report for the first time a synchronous papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma in a 12-year-old girl presenting with a large (5  cm diameter) left thyroid nodule, an increased left and right upper pole t... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - July 21, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Joke Van Vlaenderen, Karl Logghe, Eva Schiettecatte, Hubert Vermeersch, Wouter Huvenne, Kathleen De Waele, Hanne Van Beveren, Jo Van Dorpe, David Creytens and Jean De Schepper Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Coexistence of paternally-inherited ABCC8 mutation and mosaic paternal uniparental disomy 11p hyperinsulinism
Beckwith –Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth syndrome with variable clinical phenotype and complex molecular aetiology. It is mainly caused by dysregulation of the chromosome 11p15 imprinted region, whic... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - July 10, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Joanna Yuet-ling Tung, Sophie Hon Yu Lai, Sandy Leung Kuen Au, Kit San Yeung, Anita Sik Yau Kan, Florence Loong, Diva D. DeLe ón, Jennifer M. Kalish, Arupa Ganguly, Brian Hon Yin Chung and Kelvin Yuen Kwong Chan Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Birth anthropometry and cord blood leptin in Korean appropriate-for-gestational-age infants born at ≥ 28 weeks’ gestation: a cross sectional study
We investigated whether leptin during the third trimester was associated with fetal growth compared to IGF-1. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - June 26, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Seok Jin Kang, Jin Gon Bae, Shin Kim and Jae Hyun Park Tags: Research Source Type: research

Dyslipidemia in adolescents and young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a retrospective analysis
Youth onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing and associated with earlier vascular complications and mortality. Dyslipidemia is an important modifiable cardiovascular (CVD) risk fac... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - June 11, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Grace Kim, Daniel DeSalvo, Danielle Guffey, Charles G. Minard, Constance Cephus, Douglas Moodie and Sarah Lyons Tags: Research Source Type: research

The medical transition of young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D): a retrospective chart review identifies areas in need of improvement
The transition process from pediatric to adult care in individuals with T1D has long-term ramifications on health outcomes. Recognition of differences in care delivery and changes made in management during thi... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - May 28, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Abby M. Walch, Carmen E. Cobb, Shirng-Wern Tsaih and Susanne M. Cabrera Tags: Research Source Type: research

Treatment of rickets and dyslipidemia in twins with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2
Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2 (PFIC2) is a rare congenital cholestatic liver disease that progresses to end stage liver disease. It is associated with fat soluble vitamin D deficiency ri... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - May 26, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Sunitha R. Sura and Emily L. Germain-Lee Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Longitudinal impact of gender-affirming endocrine intervention on the mental health and well-being of transgender youths: preliminary results
Transgender youths experience high rates of depression and suicidal ideation compared to cisgender peers. Previous studies indicate that endocrine and/or surgical interventions are associated with improvements... (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology - April 30, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Christal Achille, Tenille Taggart, Nicholas R. Eaton, Jennifer Osipoff, Kimberly Tafuri, Andrew Lane and Thomas A. Wilson Tags: Research Source Type: research