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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated with hyperphosphatemic rickets
R Dumas1, M Garabedian, C Belon
1Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Saint Charles, Montpellier, France.
Clinical Pediatrics
|June 1, 1988
Summary
This study details a boy with precocious puberty and adrenal hyperplasia, finding that hydrocortisone alone was insufficient. Combined treatment with hydrocortisone and vitamin D (1,25-(OH)2D3) successfully normalized calcium and phosphorus levels.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Pediatric Endocrinology
Background:
- Precocious puberty can be associated with adrenal hyperplasia, leading to metabolic disturbances.
- Rickets, hypocalcemia, and hyperphosphatemia were observed in a boy with adrenal hyperplasia.
- Vitamin D metabolites (25-OH-D and 1,25-(OH)2D) were at the upper limit or above normal range.