Familial adrenal hypoplasia with absent pituitary luteinizing hormone
Synonyms: Familial adrenal hypoplasia with absent pituitary LH | Familial adrenal hypoplasia, miniature type
A rare endocrine disease characterized by a miniature adult type of congenital adrenal hypoplasia (residual adrenal cortex is composed of a small amount of permanent adult cortex with normal structural organization) selective absence of pituitary luteinizing hormone in otherwise normal brain and neonatal demise. Patients present with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism hypoglycemia seizures encephalopathy and diabetes insipidus. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1988.
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