Crisi surrenalica

Le insidie della iperplasia surrenalica congenita tra eterogeneità genetica e variabilità fenotipica

Pollari F, Lo Cascio A, Maggio MC, Serra G, Corsello G.

2026/5 — pag. 309-316 — DOI

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders affecting adrenal steroidogenesis. The most common form is 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CYP21A2), while mutations in other genes, such as STAR, may cause rar...

Una insufficienza surrenalica all'età di 11 anni

Bruno VM, Zerbato A, Rosa M, Siani P

2025/3 — pag. 66-67 — DOI

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in paediatrics. The authors report the case of an 11-year-old girl with appetite loss and hypoglycemia, initially misattributed to an eating disorder. Endocrine tests confirme...

La soppressione surrenalica sintomatica in corso di terapia steroidea

F. Fusco, D. Sambugaro, G. Zoso

2017/1

Insufficienza surrenalica: rara ma non troppo

G. Patti, G. Tornese, M.C. Pellegrin, K. Vecchiato, E. Faleschini, A. Ventura

2016/1 — pag. 21-26

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare condition in childhood. Clinical characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in children may be non-specific. Therefore, the diagnosis may be suspected late. If unrecognized, adrenal insufficiency may present with life-...

Sindrome adreno-genitale congenita da deficit di 21-idrossilasi

A. Balsamo, A. Cicognani

2005/5 — pag. 293-301

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of inherited disorders of adrenal steroidogenesis. More than 90% of CAH is due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OH-D), found in 1:10.000 to 1:15.000 live births as classical form and detected i...