Impact of endocrine disorders associated with cleft lip and palate.

Background: Any impediment to the development of midline structures i.e. hypothalamus, pituitary and oral cavity may cause anatomical and functional issues.

Epidemiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: A 50-year, single-center experience.

Background: Global variations in epidemiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) exist. This study is designed to examine demographic and clinical features of T1DM over the past 3 decades as well as evolving trends in epidemiology over last 50 years.

Methods: Clinical characteristics of 925 patients with T1DM over last 30 years (1990-2019) were evaluated and compared to previously published data of 477 patients diagnosed between 1969 and 1990 from one of the major referral centers for diabetes in Turkey.

DOCK8 deficiency with hypereosinophilia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion during herpes infection.

Background: Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) due to dedicator of cytokinesis8 (DOCK8) deficiency may present in infancy and childhood with different clinical features involving recurrent infections, allergic dysregulation, and autoimmunity.

Case: In this report, we describe a patient who first presented with severe hypereosinophilia and went on to develop the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) in the context of a severe herpes infection. Investigation revealed the presence of underlying DOCK8 deficiency presenting with atypical clinical features.

Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Diabetes Control and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Mothers.

Objective: Governments have enforced restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus dis- ease 2019, which has affected lifestyle and psychosocial well-being. The aim of this study is to examine the psychosocial dimensions of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and lifestyle changes in the face of the pandemic.

Materials And Methods: Sixty school-aged children with type 1 diabetes mellitus were included to evaluate socioeconomic status, lifestyle changes, and psychological state after a 3-month school closure, using a questionnaire as well as scales in children and mothers [Depression-Anx iety-Stress Scale (short-form), Revised Child Anxiety-Depression Scale (parent-version), The Perceived Stress Scale in Children] via a Google® Form.

PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1/3 DEFICIENCY WITH PELVIC EWING SARCOMA.

Proprotein convertase 1/3 (PC 1/3) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the PCSK1 gene. The disease is characterized by early-onset chronic diarrhea/malabsorption, followed by severe obesity and hormonal deficiencies such as hypocortisolism, hypothyroidism, diabetes insipidus, hypogonadism, growth deficiency, and diabetes mellitus. Ewing's sarcoma is a rare tumor, usually of small dimensions of neuroectodermal origin that is difficult to distinguish pathologically from a primitive neuroectodermal tumor.