hrp0094p2-3 | Adrenals and HPA Axis | ESPE2021

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: an often-forgotten etiology of endocrinological disturbances

Lemos Ana Pereira , Duarte Mariana , Galhardo Julia , Lopes Lurdes ,

Background: Endocrine disruptors (ED) are chemicals that can mimic hormones and interfere with their receptors, causing endocrinological abnormalities.Clinical report: We present the case of a previously healthy, melanodermic, two-year-old female, who had a three-month evolution of clitoromegaly and generalized hypertrichosis. Endocrine blood work showed suppressed serum androgens suggesting steroid exogenous contact. Karyotype, bone age...