Congenital adrenal hypoplasia presenting as severe respiratory failure.
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1. Schwarz K, Thwaites R, Minford A, Day C, Butler G. Congenital adrenal hypoplasia presenting as a chronic respiratory condition. Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 261-262. 2. Watterberg KL, Scott SM, Backstrom C, Gifford KL, Cook KL. Links between early Congenital adrenal hypoplasia is rare with an incidence of 1 in 12,500 life births. Links between early adrenal insufficiency and adverse respiratory outcome are scarce in the literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 42 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005