Computed tomography in the early detection of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia

T Ogata; K Ishikawa; E Kohda; N Matsuo

doi:10.1007/BF02389017

Computed tomography in the early detection of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia

Pediatr Radiol. 1988;18(4):360-1. doi: 10.1007/BF02389017.

Authors

T Ogata¹, K Ishikawa, E Kohda, N Matsuo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 3387163
DOI: 10.1007/BF02389017

Abstract

This paper describes the successful use of abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosing congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia in a Japanese male with no virilization at 9 days of age. The CT unequivocally delineated massively enlarged adrenal glands of fat-tissue attenuation, enabling early replacement therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / blood
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / drug therapy
Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme / deficiency*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hormones / therapeutic use
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Sex Determination Analysis
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Hormones
Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme