Search

  • HOME
  • Search
Case Report
A Case of17α-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Yong Kyu Lee, Yun Jong Kang, Chan Young Pak, Soo Young Choi, Moon Soo Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(4):577-584.   Published online April 15, 1996
A 12-year-old girl with hypertension, hypokalemia, cystic ovaries and absence of secondary sexual development is presented. Hormonal study revealed very low levels of cortisol, testosterone, estrogen, and high levels of progesterone, deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone, FSH and ACTH. Following treatment with dexamethasone and estrogen, the levels of the latter group remarkably decreased. Serum potassium level and blood pressure also became normal. With...


TOPICS

Browse all articles >

ARTICLE CATEGORY

Browse all articles >

BROWSE ARTICLES
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
ABOUT
Editorial Office
Korean Pediatric Society
#1606 Seocho World Officetel, 19 Seoun-ro, Seocho-ku, Seoul 06732, Korea
Tel: +82-2-3473-7306    Fax: +82-2-3473-7307    E-mail: office@e-cep.org                

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics is an open access journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

Copyright © 2026 by Korean Pediatric Society.      Developed in M2PI