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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]

Overview

Patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency usually appear underweight and dehydrated. Physical examination is usually remarkable for hypotension and virilization.

Common physical examination findings of 21-hydroxylase deficiency include:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Classic salt wasting type:
- Infants may be underweight and dehydrated
Pre-pubertal changes: may have tall stature, increased muscle mass, acne, and adult body odor

Female in non-classic type:
- Clitoromegaly
Male in classic type:
- Penile enlargement
- Testicular mass
- Hyperpigmentation of the scrotum
- Early virilization at two to four years of age with (pubic hair, growth spurt, adult body odor).
Male in non-classic type:
- Normal appearing at birth.

Female:
- Male-typical cognitive pattern (better performance on spatial tasks, worse performance on verbal tasks)
- Cross-gender role behavior
- lower intelligence quotients (IQ)

↑ White PC, Speiser PW (2000). "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency". Endocr. Rev. 21 (3): 245–91. doi:10.1210/edrv.21.3.0398. PMID 10857554.
↑ van der Kamp HJ, Wit JM (2004). "Neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Eur. J. Endocrinol. 151 Suppl 3: U71–5. PMID 15554889.
↑ Eugster EA, Dimeglio LA, Wright JC, Freidenberg GR, Seshadri R, Pescovitz OH (2001). "Height outcome in congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency: a meta-analysis". J Pediatr. 138 (1): 26–32. doi:10.1067/mpd.2001.110527. PMID 11148508.
↑ Zucker KJ, Bradley SJ, Oliver G, Blake J, Fleming S, Hood J (1996). "Psychosexual development of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Horm Behav. 30 (4): 300–18. doi:10.1006/hbeh.1996.0038. PMID 9047259.
↑ Stikkelbroeck NM, Suliman HM, Otten BJ, Hermus AR, Blickman JG, Jager GJ (2003). "Testicular adrenal rest tumours in postpubertal males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: sonographic and MR features". Eur Radiol. 13 (7): 1597–603. doi:10.1007/s00330-002-1786-3. PMID 12835972.