| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia masquerading as periodic paralysis in an adolescent girl. | |
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PMID: 22815032 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is an uncommon diagnosis in routine clinical practice. 21-hydroxylase deficiency, which is its most common subtype, may be diagnosed at birth in a female infant by virilisation or by features of salt wasting in both genders. However, other uncommon subtypes of this condition such as 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency, 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency may present much later in adolescence or adulthood. A high index of suspicion is necessary when evaluating children with hypertension, hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis or sexual infantilism. |
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A Sathya; R Ganesan; A Kumar |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Singapore medical journal Volume: 53 ISSN: 0037-5675 ISO Abbreviation: Singapore Med J Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-07-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404516 Medline TA: Singapore Med J Country: Singapore |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e148-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Endocrinology, Vijaya Hospital, 175, N.S.K. Salai, Saligramam, Vadapalani, Chennai 600026, Tamil Nadu, India. anjalisathyab@yahoo.co.in. |
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