Endocrine Abstracts

A well-term baby born to consanguineous healthy Yemenese parents was observed in the hospital as parents had lost previous three babies (both male and female) within 10 days of age (in Yemen). These babies who were initially well were reported to have developed a rash and then collapsed and died. Post-mortems were not done. This baby who appeared well at birth, also developed a facial rash on day seven and was found to have hyponatremia and severe hyperkalemia, albeit a normal...

Introduction: The presence of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies in euthyroid children poses a potential risk for the development of autoimmune hypothyroidism. Little is known about the ontogeny of this process. This retrospective study aims to estimate the risk of developing hypothyroidism in euthyroid children with raised TPO antibodies and provide a guideline for follow up.Methods: Children 0–16 years with raised TPO antibodies (1996–2005) ...