Abstract

A newborn male baby who died suddenly at the tenth hour of life is presented. His adrenals were found to be hypoplastic at the post-mortem examination, and he had no central nervous system malformation. Cases of adrenal hypoplasia which have been reported to date are also reviewed.

Keywords: adrenal hypoplasia, newborn, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

How to cite

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Göksu N, Çağlar M, Tunçer M, Şenocak ME. A case of congenital adrenal hypoplasia and review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 1982; 24: 103-108. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1982.4100