Adrenal defect in adrenomyelodystrophy

South Med J. 1982 Jul;75(7):877-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198207000-00031.

Abstract

Adrenomyelodystrophy (AMD), a variant of adrenoleukodystrophy, is associated with both neurologic and adrenal dysfunction. Data from an endocrinologic evaluation of a 41-year-old pigmented white man with AMD showed elevation in basal plasma ACTH, 11-deoxycortisol, 17-alpha OH-progesterone and progesterone concentrations, and low normal plasma cortisol levels. Free urinary cortisol and 17-ketosteroid secretion values were within normal limits. These data suggest that the principal adrenal enzymatic defect in this patient was a partial block of 11-hydroxylase and that the elevation of precursors was ACTH-dependent. However, this patient may have other enzymatic defects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / metabolism
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / complications*
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism
  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / complications*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone