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Computed tomography in the early detection of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia

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This paper describes the successful use of abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosing congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia in a Japanese male with no virilization at 9 days of age. The CT unequivocally delineated massively enlarged adrenal glands of fat-tissue attenuation, enabling early replacement therapy.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    E. Kohda

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, 160, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Ogata, K. Ishikawa & N. Matsuo

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Ogata, T., Ishikawa, K., Kohda, E. et al. Computed tomography in the early detection of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatr Radiol 18, 360–361 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389017

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