Posaconazole-Induced Hypertension Masquerading as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis

Background. Deficiency of 11β-hydroxylase is the second most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), presenting with hypertension, hypokalaemia, precocious puberty, and adrenal insufficiency. We report the case of a 6-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis (CF) found to have hypertension an...

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Main Authors: Neha Agarwal, Louise Apperley, Norman F. Taylor, David R. Taylor, Lea Ghataore, Ellen Rumsby, Catherine Treslove, Richard Holt, Rebecca Thursfield, Senthil Senniappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8153012
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