Endocrine Abstracts

Mauriac syndrome is a rare complication of poorly controlled type 1 diabetes (T1D) characterized by growth failure, hepatomegaly, elevated transaminases and cushingoid features. We report a case of an eleven year old boy with Mauriac syndrome.Case Study: An eleven year old Caucasian boy, known to have T1D from 7 years of age with poor glycaemic control and high HbA1c noted to have abdominal distension with hepatomegaly at his clinic visit. It was also no...

The incidence of children presenting with DKA at diagnosis has been on the rise worldwide1. 25.8% of newly diagnosed children had DKA at diagnosis according to the NPDA report (2020/21). 34% of newly diagnosed children in the Yorkshire and Humber(Y&H) region presented in DKA2. Delayed presentation due to lack of awareness is a likely cause for that.Aim: To review the presentations of DKA at diagnosis in the YH r...