IMPE Abstracts

Recalled newborns in the screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) could be due to analytical steroid interferences. Ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) constitutes the gold standard for serum steroid quantification.Objective: To describe the serum profile of a panel of 8 adrenal steroids by UHPLC-MS/MS in recalled infants for CAH.Methods:</st...

Background: Persistent hypoglycemia in pediatric patients is the clinical manifestation of different hormonal and metabolic disorders and expose them to a high risk of brain damage. Appropriate management should include staggered strategy to achieve the underlying etiology.Aim: To describe an infant with recurrent hypoglycemia due to Stage 4 Neuroblastoma (4SNB) behaving as an “IGF2-OMA”.<p class="abstext...

Introduction: Haematological malignancies represent the most frequent childhood cancer. Little is known about small ovarian follicle function at diagnosis in girls with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). AMH is a useful marker of small follicles.Aim: To determine small ovarian follicle status at diagnosis and after 3 months of chemotherapy in girls and adoles...