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First case report of rare congenital adrenal insufficiency caused by mutations in the CYP11A1 gene in the Czech Republic.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jun 2016
Pomahačová Renata, Sýkora Josef, Zamboryová Jana, Paterová Petra, Varvařovská Jana, Šubrt Ivan, Dort Jiří, Dortová Eva
Abstract excerpt
We characterized a case of congenital adrenal insufficiency caused by cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) deficiency. The patient presented after birth with cardiopulmonary instability, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia and metabolic acidosis. We confirmed primary adrenal insufficiency. There were no signs of the external genitalia virilism. The replacement therapy with glucocorticoids and...
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