Article
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency in a Tunisian family.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2020
Elfekih Hamza, Abdelkrim Asma Ben, Marzouk Hajer, Saad Ghada, Gribaa Moez, Hasni Yosra, Maaroufi Amel
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia refers to a group of rare genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands. 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most prevalent and the most studied cause while the remaining enzymatic defects are less common, accounting for less than 10% of cases. We herein described the clinical, biological and molecular characteristics and outcome of patients of the same family diagnosed with...
Topics
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Adult
- Child
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Hydrocortisone
- Male
- Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
- Mutation
- Puberty, Precocious
