Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypercalcaemia is caused by many different conditions. Vitamin D intoxication with severe hypercalcemia is rare in the neonatal and infancy period. Here we described a 4-month-old male with severe hypercalcemia secondary to taking oral 600 000 units of vitamin D. He was diagnosed vitamin D 24-hydroxylase gene (CYP24A1) mutation after evaluation.Case presentation: He was admitted to our hospital with high serum calcium level (23 mg/dl). Serum ...

Introduction: Vitamin D regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Although Turkey is a sunny country, vitamin D deficiency is a major problem in pregnant mother and their infants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate vitamin D levels in mothers with or without vitamin D supplementation and their newborns’ cord bloods.Methods: Healthy pregnant women and their healthy term babies were enrolled in the study. Levels of vitamin D, parathyroid hor...

The aim of the study was to determine level of trace elements and whether it is related to the growth in children with goitre. The study was performed in children of ages 6–12 years. Goitre staging was performed according to the WHO criteria. A total of 86 cases, 55 with goitre and 31 as control group, were included in the study. When parameters were compared in cases with and without iodine deficiency, TSH and FT3 levels were determined significantly higher in cases with...

Background: Bone metabolism and development of teeth are under the influence of systemic factors. Recent studies confirmed the close relationship between the oral tissues with the most prevalent systemic bone disorders in adolescents.Objective and methods: This study employed a simple method to be easily reproducible: oral clinical exam and radiographic evaluation. Eight patients were studied, 4 males, median age of 15 years (12 to 17).<p class="abst...

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a metabolic event that occurs as a result of the absence or deficiency of insulin and the increase in contrinsuliner hormones, resulting in disruption of electrolyte and water regulation. In this study, it was planned to investigate the changes in ANP, copeptin, renin, aldosterone levels before and after rehydration and insulin therapy in pediatric patients with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis followed in the pediatr...