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Major known causes of neonatal adrenal insufficiency are prolonged maternalsteroid use, adrenal hemorrhage from the perinatal stress and adrenogenital syndrome. Theoretically adrenal aplasia might be a cause of neonatal adrenal insufficiency but it has not been reported yet.
We had experienced a case of adrenal aplasia in a 5 day-old male neonate whose chief
complaint was hyperpigmentation. His laboratory findings were compatible... |