28Mar 2018

CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA: PRESENTING WITHHYPOCORTISOLISM; SEVEREHYPOCALCAEMIA; HYPOKALAEMIA AND HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM.

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia in milder forms is not very uncommonWe here report such a case of CAH who defaulted in taking glucocorticoid treatment after taking for nineteen years since the age of two years .For two years the patient did not take replacement steroid.He developed hypertension one year after discontinuation for which he was prescribed antihypertensive . The patient had been taking Indapamide for one year to control hypertension. His condition deteriorated for last two months and he lost weight, became anorectic ,started taking food sparingly. He presented to the hospital with severe weakness, pain ab-domen,nausea, vomiting,found to be hypokalaemic,hypocortisolaemic,hypocalcaemic and developed tetany 2-3 days after admission.

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  11. Title-Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia:Presenting withHypocortisolism;SevereHypocalcaemia;Hypokalaemia and Hypogonadotropic hypogonadis Authors Suresh Kumar Sinha,Senior consultant,Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital,PuneAddress- B-302 Aditya Birla Residential Complex,Pune,Pin-411033Email-drsinha55@gmail.comR . Manghani,Senior Consultant ,Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital,Pune

[S k Sinha and R Manghani. (2018); CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA: PRESENTING WITHHYPOCORTISOLISM; SEVEREHYPOCALCAEMIA; HYPOKALAEMIA AND HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Mar). 1311-1317] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Suresh Kumar Sinha
Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital,Pune

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6800      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6800

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