All issues > Volume 39(11); 1996

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1996;39(11):1627-1630. Published online November 15, 1996.

A CaseofAdrenal Aplasi

Yoon-Ok YO Kim¹, Myoung-Bum MB Choi¹, Yun-Kyeong YK Cho¹, Jae-Yong JY Lim¹, Yang-Suk YS Jung¹, Suong-Hwan SH Kim¹, Hyang-Ok HO Woo¹, Hee-Shang HS Youn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea

Abstract

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 with adrenal insufficiency and adrenal gland was not detected by the ultrasonography and thin section abdominal CT. We reported a case of adrenal aplasia with a brief review of the related literature.

Keywords :Adrenal aplasia, Neonate