Fatal, low renin hypertension associated with a disturbance of cortisol metabolism.
Open Access
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 58 (12) , 1018-1020
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.58.12.1018
Abstract
A 5 month old boy died after fever, persistently raised blood pressure, and hypokalaemia. A disorder of cortisol metabolism caused by 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency was detected retrospectively.Keywords
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