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impe0096s13.3 | DOHaD: basics and beyond | IMPE2023

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impe0096s14.1 | Optimal, minimal and alternative actions for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine problems in children in countries with limited resources | IMPE2023

100 Years after the Discovery of Insulin: Why the Urgent Need to Address Access to Insulin in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Ewen Margaret

It is unacceptable that 100 years after the discovery and first use of insulin, access to this essential medicine is poor in many countries. The reality for people needing insulin to survive is most acute in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as will be shown in a short clip filmed in 2020 in Peru, Mali and Tanzania. Insulin must be available in facilities when needed. The price and affordability of human and analogue insulins is also crucial – both to governments...
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impe0096s14.2 | Optimal, minimal and alternative actions for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine problems in children in countries with limited resources | IMPE2023

Allgrove Syndrome: Phenotype-Genotype correlation in patients from a resource-limited country

Musa Salwa , Koehler Katrin , Abdullah Mohamed , Hassan Samar , Huebner Angela

Background: Allgrove syndrome (AS) (OMIM MIM*231550) is a rare autosomal recessive multi-system disorder caused by a defect in the nucleoporin ALADIN due to mutations in the corresponding AAAS gene. It is characterized by adrenal insufficiency, achalasia, alacrima, and neurologic impairments. Here, we are presenting a large cohort of this syndrome from one country, highlighting the phenotype-genotype correlation in our patients and reflecting our difficulties ...
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impe0096s14.3 | Optimal, minimal and alternative actions for the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine problems in children in countries with limited resources | IMPE2023

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impe0096s15.1 | Newborn Screening | IMPE2023

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impe0096s15.2 | Newborn Screening | IMPE2023

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impe0096s15.3 | Newborn Screening | IMPE2023

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impe0096mte1 | Clinical Approach to Sodium Homeostasis Disorders in Children with Pituitary-Suprasellar Tumors | IMPE2023

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impe0096mte2 | Management of the child/adolescent with an adrenal mass | IMPE2023

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impe0096mte3 | Diagnosis and Management of Rare Hypophosphataemic Rickets | IMPE2023

Diagnosis and Management of Rare Hypophosphataemic Rickets

Nchingane Seeletso , Joel Dipesalema

Background: Hypophosphatemic rickets is a disorder of bone mineralization due to defects in the renal handling of phosphorus, which can either be inherited or acquired. X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets is the commonest inherited from. It presents with progressive limb deformities such as coxa vara, genu valgum leading to disproportionate short stature. We present the first case report from Botswana.Objectives: To report...
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