adrenogenital syndrome

adrenogenital syndrome
a hormonal disorder resulting from abnormal steroid production by the adrenal cortex, due to a genetic fault. It may cause masculinization in girls, precocious puberty in boys, and adrenocortical failure (see Addison's disease) in both sexes. Treatment is by lifelong steroid replacement.

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  • СИНДРОМ АДРЕНОГЕНИТАЛЬНЫЙ — (adrenogenital syndrome) гормональные нарушения, связанные с аномальной секрецией стероидов корой надпочечников вследствие дефектов их развития Может проявляться в виде маскулинизации у девочек, преждевременного полового развития у мальчиков, а… …   Толковый словарь по медицине

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