Main description:

Presented in case study format, this book is a comprehensive guide to endocrine disorders in children.

Divided into seven sections, it covers all major endocrine problems in infants, children and adolescents, including growth, puberty, obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, fluid and electrolyte balance, hypoglycaemia, calcium metabolism, and sexual development disorders. The final section discusses radiological and nuclear imaging.

Written by experienced paediatric endocrinologists from Asia, USA, UK and South Africa, each topic features algorithms for evaluation and management, as well as diagrams and tables, to enhance learning.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to paediatric endocrine disorders
Covers all major endocrine problems in infants, children and adolescents
Author and editor team from Asia, USA, UK and South Africa
Each topic features algorithms for evaluation and management

Contents:

Section 1: Disorders of Growth, Sexual Development, and Puberty

Short Stature
Disorders of Sex Development
Puberty and its Disorders
Hyperandrogenism in Girls

Section 2: Disorders of Thyroid and Adrenal Glands

Thyroid Disease
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Adrenal Insufficiency
Cushing Syndrome
Pheochromocytoma in Children and Adolescents

Section 3: Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

Hypoglycemia in Infants and Children
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Monogenic and Neonatal Diabetes

Section 4: Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Obesity and its Complications Including Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Genetic/Syndromic Obesity: Prader-Willi Syndrome

Section 5: Disorders of Water, Electrolyte, and Mineral Balance

Endocrine Causes of Disturbed Water and Sodium Homeostasis
Hypocalcemia in Neonatal Period
Hypocalcemia in Older Children
Rickets
Hypercalcemia in Children

Section 6: Endocrine Manifestations of Systemic Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Endocrine Complications of Systemic Disease or Their Therapy
Evaluation of A Child with Suspected Inherited Metabolic Disorder or Developmental Delay

Section 7: Endocrine Imaging, Dynamic Endocrine Tests, and Growth Charts

Radiological Imaging in Pediatric Endocrine Disorders
Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Endocrine Disorders