| Literature DB >> 2786019 |
A D'Alberton1, E Reschini, T Motta, A Catania.
Abstract
A 27-year-old phenotypic female presented with primary amenorrhea, severe hypertension, and hypokalemia. At the age of puberty sexual development had not occurred; in particular, sexual hair had not grown. Past history revealed an episode of subarachnoid hemorrhage and several episodes of ventricular tachyarrhythmia. Karyotype was 46, XY. The steroids requiring 17-hydroxylation (cortisol, testosterone, pregnanetriol, 17-ketosteroids, 17-hydroxycorticosteroids) were low, while those not requiring 17-hydroxylation (progesterone, deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone) were high, demonstrating 17-hydroxylase deficiency. The corticosterone/deoxycorticosterone ratio was relatively low, suggesting an associated partial deficiency of 11-hydroxylase.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2786019 DOI: 10.1007/BF03349960
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Endocrinol Invest ISSN: 0391-4097 Impact factor: 4.256