Hyperplasia of adrenal rest tissue causing a retroperitoneal mass in a child with 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency.
We report the case of a child with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency, with hyperplasia of adrenal rest tissue presenting as a retroperitoneal mass. Complete resolution of the mass was noted after 18 months of hydrocortisone replacement therapy.
Storr
Helen L
HL
Department of Endocrinology, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Barwick
Tara D
TD
Snodgrass
Graeme A I
GA
Booy
Robert
R
Morel
Yves
Y
Reznek
Rodney H
RH
Savage
Martin O
MO
D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications / Q000201:enzymology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology
D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase; D006854:Hydrocortisone