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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenogenital Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome Adrenogenital
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Adrenogenital
Synonyms
English
:
Adrenogenital Syndromes
Syndrome, Adrenogenital
Syndromes, Adrenogenital
Tree Number:
C12.706.316.090
C13.351.875.253.090
C16.131.939.316.129
C19.391.119.090
Definition
English
:
Abnormal
SEX DIFFERENTIATION
or congenital
DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT
caused by abnormal levels of steroid
hormones
expressed by the
GONADS
or the
ADRENAL GLANDS
, such as in CONGENITAL ADRENAL
HYPERPLASIA
and
ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS
. Due to abnormal steroid biosynthesis, clinical features include
VIRILISM
in
females
;
FEMINIZATION
in males; or precocious
sexual development
in
children.
History Note
English
:
2005; use ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL 1980-2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
38645
Unique Identifier:
D047808
Occurrence in VHL
:
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