A Rare Presentation of 17α Hydroxylase/17,20 Lyase Deficiency in a Patient with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Case Report
Niran Tekkeli1, Ilknur Kurt2, Nevin Yalman3, Çetin Timur3, Şenol Demir4, Elif Sağsak51Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric 2Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology 3Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology 4Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics 5Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology
17α‑hydroxylase/17,20‑lyase deficiency (17OHD) is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia that causes decreased cortisol and sex steroid levels and leads to high production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Although affected patients have absolute cortisol deficiency, they do not show clinical signs of cortisol deficiency or hyperpigmentation. These patients most commonly present with delayed puberty and amenorrhea at late pubertal age. Impaired production of sex steroids leads to ambiguous or female external genitalia in affected 46, XY individuals. In this report, we describe a patient with 17OHD who presented with hyperpigmentation and hypergonodotropic hypogonadism while receiving chemotherapy.
Keywords: 17α, -Hydroxylase deficiency, CYP17A1 gene, hyperpigmentation, hypergonadotrotropic hypogonadism, disorders/differences in sex development
Corresponding Author: Elif Sağsak, Türkiye Manuscript Language: English