Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of congenital malformations (CM) in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is higher than expected, particularly for cardiac malformations, but the published data vary considerably – from 2.4% to 24% – in different series.Methods: Using existing databases for CH and Scottish population statistics, we have retrospectively determined the prevalence of cardiac, non–cardiac and syndromic disorders in Scotland since the int...

HUS is a condition well known to have multi-systemic effects. Whilst the predominant organ to be affected is the kidneys, it is also well recognised that the pancreas can be affected during the acute phase of the illness, causing a transient diabetes mellitus. Less well documented, however, is that HUS has been linked to long-term diabetes, with patients developing insulin deficiency, years after contracting HUS. We report on the case of a twelve-year-old girl who developed in...