All issues > Volume 24(11); 1981

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(11):1092-1099. Published online November 15, 1981.

Two Cases of the Salts Losing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

Hee Ju Kim, Hyung Ro Moon

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

Abstract

The authers experienced two cases of salt losing congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Case I was a 100 day old male infant, who had dehydration, failure to thrive, and diffusely pigmented skin. Very low plasma aldosterone and markedly increased urinary 17KS were observed. He had been, treated with daily DOCA injection and oral hydrocortisone, successfully. Case H was a 5 year and 6 month old boy, who had excessive salt craving & precocious puberty. He had had frequent episodes of dehydration. Urinary 17 KS was markedly increased. He has bean treated with oral hydrocortisone alone without further salt losing episode. Both patients were considered to have complete 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Review of literature and reference on salt losing congenital adrenal hyperplasia was attempted briefly.

Keywords :Salt losing congenital adrenal hyperplasia