All issues > Volume 27(11); 1984

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(11):1123-1127. Published online November 30, 1984.

2 Case of Salt-losing Form of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

S B Jo¹, J K Yoon¹, S K Lee¹, I J Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea

Abstract

We experienced 2 cases of salt losing form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Case I was 3days old female neonate who had dehydration and large clitoris. Case H was 22 days old male neonate who had large pigmented penis. Both cases had hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Their 24 hours urinary 17-ketosterod was also increased. Fluid therapy, hydrocortisone and florinef were tried with improvement. A brief review related literatures was made.

Keywords :Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Salt-losing form;17-ketosteroid.