Effectiveness of the iodine prophylaxis model adopted in Poland.

Objective: Most of the Polish territory has been classified as an iodine-deficient and endemic goiter area according to the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency (ICCIDD) criteria. In 1997 the obligatory model of iodine prophylaxis was implemented. Our investigations were aimed at the effectiveness of iodine prophylaxis in Poland.

[Endocrinology complications of Langerhans cell histiocytosis].

The aim of presentation is an unusual case report of a 17 year old boy with short statured (SD (-)4), absent puberty and thyroid enlargement. Endocrine tests demonstrated a growth hormone and gonadotropin deficiency with diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a small pituitary gland and an absence of the posterior bright signal.

[Evaluation of final height in patients with pituitary growth hormone deficiency who were treated with growth hormone replacement].

Background: Growth hormone (GH) therapy has been used for children with pituitary GH deficiency. It resulted in improving their height velocity and achieving an adult height in the normal range for the general population.

Objectives: To evaluate the final height in childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency patients who had already completed treatment and were still GH deficient in adult life.

[Cardiovascular malformations in Turner syndrome].

Background: A literature review indicates that the prevalence of cardiovascular malformations in patients with Turner syndrome ranges from 17 to 47 percent.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the cardiovascular system in patients with Turner syndrome, controlled by the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic of the Medical University of Gdansk.

Material And Methods: The study included 55 females with Turner syndrome aged 3-20 years (mean age 9.

[Effect of three years obligatory iodine prophylaxis on the incidence of goiter in school children fron the seaside region of Poland].

Unlabelled: In 1993 a mild iodine deficiency in the seaside region of Poland was revealed. In 1997 a mandatory iodine prophylaxis was introduced. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of goiter in schoolchildren aged 12-15 years from the seaside area after 3 years of obligatory iodine prophylaxis.