Rare and severe complications of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ferreira, Florbela ^a   Martins, João Martin ^a   Do Vale, Sónia ^a   Esteves, Rui ^a   Nunes, Garção ^b   Carmo, Isabel Do ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

21 hydroxylase; Adrenal myelolipoma; Adrenogenital rests; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; INHIBIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; TETRACOSACTIDE; VIMENTIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MUTATION; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 84873269945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-39     Document Type: Article

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