Endocrinal diseases are not uncommon in the pediatric age group. Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disease in neonates and the most important preventable mental disease worldwide. In older children, short stature and diabetes mellitus are more common. Timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment is important to ensure good quality of life
:The pediatric endocrinology curriculum for 5th year medical students includes the following topics
Short stature
Disorders of sexual differentiation
Puberty and its disorders
Diabetes mellitus in children
Thyroid diseases in children