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Growth of a progesterone receptor-positive meningioma in a female patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Source :
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, Europe PubMed Central
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Meningioma growth has been previously described in patients receiving oestrogen/progestogen therapy. We describe the clinical, radiological, biochemical and pathologic findings in a 45-year-old woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia secondary to a defect in the 21-hydroxylase enzyme who had chronic poor adherence to glucocorticoid therapy with consequent virilisation. The patient presented with a frontal headache and marked right-sided proptosis. Laboratory findings demonstrated androgen excess with a testosterone of 18.1 nmol/L (0–1.5 nmol) and 17-Hydroxyprogesterone >180 nmol/L (
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Insight into Disease Pathogenesis or Mechanism of Therapy
Adrenal disorder
business.industry
medicine.drug_class
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Adrenal crisis
medicine.disease
Androgen Excess
Androgen
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Internal medicine
Progesterone receptor
Internal Medicine
medicine
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Testosterone
Hydrocortisone
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20520573
- Volume :
- 2016
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Endocrinology, diabetesmetabolism case reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bf6ea08f8990aaaf3d140f0ea50dfe33