Case Report of an Adult Female with Neglected Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc. 2018;33(2):199-201. doi: 10.15605/jafes.033.02.14. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

Abstract

An apparently well 27-year-old phenotypically male adult was seen at the endocrine clinic for gender assignment. Patient had been raised as a male and identifies as such. Abdominal CT scan showed a unilateral left adrenal mass and karyotyping revealed 46 XX female karyotype. She was diagnosed to have simple virilizing CAH and needed thorough counselling with subsequent management by a multidisciplinary team.

Keywords: 17-hydroxyprogesterone; Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH); gender assignment.

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