Congenital adrenal hyperplasia in a male neonate presenting as unresponsive sepsis
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a disease of Adrenal steroid synthesis. Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21 hydroxylase deficiency results in one of two clinical syndromes: a salt-losing form or a simple virilizing form. Girls with both forms present with ambiguous genitalia. Newborn males show no overt signs of CAH and so a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose in them. We report a case of 20 day old male newborn who presented to us in shock which was resistant to routine resuscitative measures. CAH was suspected and was diagnosed based on 17 OH progesterone levels.
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Balaji M D, Madhava Kamath K, B. Aditya Kumar
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- DOI 10.17511/ijpr.2017.02.16
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