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ea0017p25 | (1) | BSPED2008

Androstenedione as a marker of disease activity in primary pigmented nodular adrenal dysplasia (PPNAD)

Mason A , Boyd DST , Perry RJ , Wong SC , Wallace AM , Hunter I , Ahmed SF , Shaikh MG

Background: PPNAD is a rare form of bilateral adrenal hyperplasia associated with Carney complex and PRKAR1A mutation. We report the experience of monitoring disease activity in two patients with PPNAD.Both patients (case 1: a 7.4-year-old boy and case 2: a 6.1-year-old girl) presented with rapid onset of cushingoid symptoms, weight gain and hypertension together with multiple freckles and lentigines.Biochemical analysis on both pa...