hrp0092p3-231 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology or Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2019

Falsely Elevated Serum Sex Steroid Hormones in a Girl with Premature Adrenarche

Sabolić Lavinia La Grasta , Požgaj Šepec Marija , Zec Ivana , Mandić Dario , Stipančić Gordana

Background: Laboratory evaluation is crucial for accurate assessment of patients with endocrine disorders. When clinical picture is in obvious contradiction with laboratory results, one should suspect and prove analytical interference.Case presentation: a 6.7-year-old girl presented with sexual and axillary hair accompanied by adult-type body odor. She was tall (height SDS 2.6), with no other signs of virilisation and no...