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ey0021.8-7 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB21

8.7. Parental concerns about genital differences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia persist regardless of the selected intervention

J Alderson , M Thornton , M Skae , J Jones , N Nicoll , D Harcourt , M Woodward , EC Crowne

Brief Summary: This qualitative study investigated parental communication with their daughters regarding variation in clitoral size related to severity of classical congenital adrenal hyprplasia (CAH). The authors conducted semi-structured in-person interviews with 24 parents of children with a specific genital difference, without direct exploration of parental values regarding the clitoris or the application of adequate psychosocial care.Comment: CAH du...

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ey0015.15-3 | Interventions for overweight and obesity do work | ESPEYB15

15.3 Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years

E Mead , T Brown , K Rees , LB Azevedo , V Whittaker , D Jones , J Olajide , GM Mainardi , E Corpeleijn , C O'Malley , E Beardsmore , L Al-Khudairy , L Baur , MI Metzendorf , A Demaio , LJ Ells

To read the full abstract: Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017;6:CD012651Here, the authors report an update of a Cochrane review, which was first published in 2003, and last updated in 2009. However, given the complexity of the evidence, the current update is now split into 6 reviews addressing diff...

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ey0017.8-17 | Food for Thought | ESPEYB17

8.17. Plasma renin measurements are unrelated to mineralocorticoid replacement dose in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency

R Pofi , A Prete , V Thornton-Jones , J Bryce , SR Ali , Ahmed S Faisal , A Balsamo , F Baronio , A Cannuccia , A Guven , T Guran , F Darendeliler , C Higham , W Bonfig , L de Vries , TASS Bachega , MC Miranda , BB Mendonca , V Iotova , M Korbonits , NP Krone , R Krone , A Lenzi , W Arlt , RJ Ross , AM Isidori , JW Tomlinson

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105(1): dgz055. PMID: 31613957.Mineralocorticoid (MC) replacement therapy along with glucocorticoid (GC) replacement is crucial to avoid life-threating adrenal crises in Addison´s disease (AD) and in classical CAH (13). MC is administered with the aim of achieving plasma renin concentration (PRC) within the upper limit of ...

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ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

8.7. Parental concerns about genital differences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia persist regardless of the selected intervention

15.3 Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years

8.17. Plasma renin measurements are unrelated to mineralocorticoid replacement dose in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency

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