Bilateral Adrenal Myelolipomas in a Female Patient With Undiagnosed Non-classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. 2023

Bhavana R Vemula, and Omolola B Olajide, and Yewande Adepoju
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.

Non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) usually presents later in life with signs of androgen excess but may also be diagnosed after the detection of an incidental adrenal myelolipoma. This is a patient with previously undiagnosed CAH who presented to the emergency department with chest discomfort and palpitations. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest done to rule out pulmonary embolism showed bilateral large adrenal myelolipomas. She also had evidence of marked hirsutism on examination, which prompted further workup, and her laboratory data was in keeping with CAH. Further management was unable to be pursued due to the patient's poor compliance, and she was subsequently lost to follow-up. Chronic exposure of the adrenal glands to high adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels increases the risk of developing myelolipomas. CAH needs to be considered as a diagnosis in the evaluation of incidental adrenal myelolipomas.

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