A newborn with ambiguous genitalia and persistent hypoglycemia
Educational Objectives: In patients with classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency, the metabolic block in aldosterone and cortisol synthe-sis results in raised hormone precursor, 17-hydroxyprogesterone. Infants with simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia do not produce cortisol efficiently; how...
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SAGE Publications Inc.
2024
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