title: Coal-black hyperpigmentation at birth in a child with congenital adrenal hypoplasia.
abstract: Congenital adrenal hypoplasia has been estimated to occur in approximately 1 of 12,500 births. Hyperpigmentation associated with this condition typically appears gradually during a period of months to years. We describe a newborn infant with profound hyperpigmentation in whom adrenal crisis subsequently developed as a result of congenital adrenal hypoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Craigen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominey
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male