Male Pseudohermaphroditism Presented with Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
10.3349/ymj.2012.53.3.658
- Author:
Jaemin SHIM
1
;
Hye Jin HWANG
;
Hui Nam PAK
;
Moon Hyoung LEE
;
Boyoung JOUNG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cby6908@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Torsades de Pointes;
pseudohermaphroditism;
17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency
- MeSH:
46, XY Disorders of Sex Development/*diagnosis/drug therapy;
Adult;
Death, Sudden, Cardiac/*etiology/*pathology;
Female;
Humans
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2012;53(3):658-661
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Torsades de Pointes is a life-threatening arrhythmia associated with a number of causes, but is very rare among endocrinologic disorders. We report a case of male pseudohermaphroditism with hyperaldosteronism due to a 17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency presented with sudden cardiac arrest.
