Rhabdomyolysis without detectable myoglobulinuria due to severe hypophosphatemia in diabetic ketoacidosis.

Clinical signs of hypophosphatemia, even when severe, are rare in diabetic ketoacidosis despite their high frequency in this condition. This article presents a patient with rhabdomyolysis due to severe hypophosphatemia, where the level of serum phosphorus was observed to be as low as 0.42 mg/dL on the 16th hour of ketoacidosis treatment. The patient developed acute tubular necrosis due to rhabdomyolysis, but there was no blood reaction in the urine, and the creatine kinase increased to 1200 U/L. The patient was treated without dialysis and was cured after a polyuria period of 2 months after the oliguric period.

External genital proportions in prepubertal girls: a morphometric reference for female genitoplasty.

PURPOSE: An understanding of normal genital anatomy is essential for a successful surgical approach and outcome in feminizing genitoplasty. We sought to establish genital standards in female children through external genital measurements taken from the end of the neonatal period until the beginning of adolescence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study included 205 females who were anesthetized for surgery for various diagnoses between January 2007 and March 2008. Patient age ranged from 1 month to 10 years. Patients were divided into 4 age groups-1 to 12, 13 to 24, 25 to 60 and 61 to 120 months. Information on patient age, height, weight and, for patients younger than 1 year, head circumference was retrieved from patient charts. Measurements of clitoris length, clitoris width, labia majora length, left and right labia minora length and width, and perineal distance were recorded. RESULTS: Specific equations were generated using these values to estimate the expected external genital structure dimensions in girls. Length of labia majora vs age, length of labia majora vs body weight, perineal distance vs body weight, clitoral width vs body weight and clitoral length vs age reference percentile curves were prepared. CONCLUSIONS: The equations and percentile curves generated can be used as a guide in prospective feminizing genitoplasty. Furthermore, patients and their families can be informed regarding the variability of external genitalia dimensions. This information should ensure a healthier appreciation of the postoperative genitalia by patients and their families.

Single dose povidone-iodine on thyroid functions and urinary iodine excretion.

The effect of single dose povidone-iodine on serum thyrotropin and thyroxine levels and urinary iodine excretion in 30 preterm, 40 full-term newborns and 50 infants at Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital was studied. There was no significant change of thyroid function in any of the groups (p>0.05). Urinary iodine excretion in preterm and full-term groups elevated significantly (p<0.05). The authors conclude that patients who receive single dose povidone-iodine for skin disinfection are not at risk for thyroid disorders.

Normative data for penile length in Turkish newborns.

BACKGROUND: Local normative data for penile size will aid physicians in clinical practice. There are no studies on stretched penile length (SPL) in newborn Turkish boys. OBJECTIVE: To establish normative data for SPL of newborn Turkish boys and compare these with data from different countries. METHODS: 514 newborn Turkish boys, who were not small for gestational age (SGA) or premature, were included in this cross-sectional study. SPLs of the newborns were measured by the same investigator. The correlations between SPL and gestational age, weight, length, and head circumference were evaluated. RESULTS: The 3(rd) percentile value for SPL was found as 3.00 cm in these Turkish newborns. Positive correlations were shown between SPL and height (r=0.240, p<0.001), weight (r=0.251, p<0.001), and head circumference (r=0.235, p<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that SPL positively correlated with height and head circumference (p=0.021 and p= 0.042, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest study on SPL in newborns from our country. This normative data can be used in clinical practice for defining micropenis.

Sertoli cell tumor causing prepubertal gynecomastia in a boy with peutz-jeghers syndrome: the outcome of 1-year treatment with the aromatase inhibitor testolactone.

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare disorder characterized by benign intestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation, and with an increased risk for intestinal and extra-intestinal neoplasms. Sertoli cell tumors in boys with PJS have been increasingly recognized as a cause of prepubertal gynecomastia. However, an association between nephrocalcinosis and PJS has not been reported before. We report on a 7.25-year-old boy with PJS, bilateral gynecomastia, Sertoli cell tumor and nephrocalcinosis, and present the outcome of 1-year treatment with the aromatase inhibitor testolactone. The patient presented with bilateral breast and testis enlargement, and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Testicular ultrasound revealed parenchymal multiple microcalcifications. Histopathological examination was consistent with Sertoli cell tumors. Nephrocalcinosis due to idiopathic renal hypercalciuria was also detected. The aromatase inhibitor testolactone was begun in an attempt to prevent acceleration in skeletal maturation. One-year treatment with testolactone reduced the breast base diameter from 7 to 3 cm, and bone age advanced 1.2 years during this period. Our case demonstrates that waiting for the effect of aromatase inhibitors on gynecomastia before making a decision for mastectomy may be a reasonable option. We also consider that the association between PJS and nephrocalcinosis may be a coincidence.